The Younger Wife
Contents ( 146)
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE
- 1
- TULLY
- 2
- RACHEL
- 3
- HEATHER
- 4
- TULLY
- 5
- RACHEL
- 6
- HEATHER
- THE WEDDING
- 7
- TULLY
- 8
- RACHEL
- 9
- TULLY
- 10
- HEATHER
- 11
- TULLY
- 12
- RACHEL
- 13
- HEATHER
- 14
- TULLY
- 15
- RACHEL
- 16
- HEATHER
- THE WEDDING
- 17
- TULLY
- 18
- RACHEL
- 19
- HEATHER
- 20
- RACHEL
- 21
- TULLY
- 22
- RACHEL
- 23
- HEATHER
- 24
- TULLY
- 25
- RACHEL
- 26
- HEATHER
- 27
- RACHEL
- 28
- HEATHER
- 29
- RACHEL
- THE WEDDING
- 30
- HEATHER
- 31
- TULLY
- 32
- RACHEL
- 33
- HEATHER
- 34
- TULLY
- 35
- RACHEL
- 36
- HEATHER
- 37
- RACHEL
- 38
- TULLY
- 39
- RACHEL
- 40
- TULLY
- 41
- RACHEL
- 42
- HEATHER
- 43
- RACHEL
- 44
- HEATHER
- 45
- TULLY
- 46
- HEATHER
- 47
- TULLY
- 48
- HEATHER
- 49
- RACHEL
- 50
- HEATHER
- 51
- TULLY
- 52
- HEATHER
- 53
- TULLY
- 54
- HEATHER
- THE WEDDING
- 55
- TULLY
- 56
- RACHEL
- 57
- HEATHER
- 58
- RACHEL
- 59
- HEATHER
- 60
- TULLY
- 61
- RACHEL
- 62
- TULLY
- 63
- HEATHER
- AFTER THE WEDDING
- FIONA ARTHUR
- 64
- TULLY
- 65
- RACHEL
- 66
- TULLY
- 67
- HEATHER
- EPILOGUE
- PAMELA
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- MORE BESTSELLING TITLES FROM SALLY HEPWORTH
About The Younger Wife
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister and The Mother-in-Law comes a new novel of family drama and long-buried secrets.
The moment she laid eyes on Heather Wisher, Tully knew this woman was going to destroy their lives.
Tully and Rachel are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn’t even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win Tully and Rachel over - particularly while carrying the shameful secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, her soon-to-be stepdaughters have secrets of their own.
The announcement of Stephen and Heather’s engagement threatens to set off a family implosion, with old wounds and dark secrets finally being forced to the surface.
A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle, stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that’s only the beginning . . .
CONTENTS
Cover
About The Younger Wife
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter 1: Tully
Chapter 2: Rachel
Chapter 3: Heather
Chapter 4: Tully
Chapter 5: Rachel
Chapter 6: Heather
The Wedding
Chapter 7: Tully
Chapter 8: Rachel
Chapter 9: Tully
Chapter 10: Heather
Chapter 11: Tully
Chapter 12: Rachel
Chapter 13: Heather
Chapter 14: Tully
Chapter 15: Rachel
Chapter 16: Heather
The Wedding
Chapter 17: Tully
Chapter 18: Rachel
Chapter 19: Heather
Chapter 20: Rachel
Chapter 21: Tully
Chapter 22: Rachel
Chapter 23: Heather
Chapter 24: Tully
Chapter 25: Rachel
Chapter 26: Heather
Chapter 27: Rachel
Chapter 28: Heather
Chapter 29: Rachel
The Wedding
Chapter 30: Heather
Chapter 31: Tully
Chapter 32: Rachel
Chapter 33: Heather
Chapter 34: Tully
Chapter 35: Rachel
Chapter 36: Heather
Chapter 37: Rachel
Chapter 38: Tully
Chapter 39: Rachel
Chapter 40: Tully
Chapter 41: Rachel
Chapter 42: Heather
Chapter 43: Rachel
Chapter 44: Heather
Chapter 45: Tully
Chapter 46: Heather
Chapter 47: Tully
Chapter 48: Heather
Chapter 49: Rachel
Chapter 50: Heather
Chapter 51: Tully
Chapter 52: Heather
Chapter 53: Tully
Chapter 54: Heather
The Wedding
Chapter 55: Tully
Chapter 56: Rachel
Chapter 57: Heather
Chapter 58: Rachel
Chapter 59: Heather
Chapter 60: Tully
Chapter 61: Rachel
Chapter 62: Tully
Chapter 63: Heather
After the Wedding: Fiona Arthur
Chapter 64: Tully
Chapter 65: Rachel
Chapter 66: Tully
Chapter 67: Heather
Epilogue: Pamela
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Copyright page
For my beloved Great Aunty Gwen,
whose secret hot-water bottle inspired this story.
PROLOGUE
I always cry at weddings. Nothing original there, I know – except, perhaps, the reason. Most people cry out of joy, apparently, or because they’ve been catapulted back to their own wedding day and are overwhelmed by the emotion of it all. I cry because I am sad. Sad for me, sad for the bride, sad for the institution of marriage. Sad enough that it makes me cry. I’m especially sad at this wedding.