Reviewed by Emma Crowley
Paul Starr, Ireland's leading cardiologist dies in a car crash with a pregnant young woman by his side. United in their grief and the love of one man, four women are thrown together in an attempt to come to terms with life after Paul. They soon realise they never really knew him at all. The love they shared for Paul in his life and which incensed a feeling of mistrust and dislike for each other, in his death turns into the very thing that bonds them and their children to each other, forever. As they begin to form unlikely friendships, Paul's death proves to be the catalyst that enables them to become the people they always wanted to be.
Reviewed by Emma Crowley
The beautiful old Bath House in Ballytokeep has lain empty and abandoned for decades. For devoted pensioners Archie and Iris, it holds too many conflicting memories of their adolescent dalliances and tragic consequences – sometimes it’s better to leave the past where it belongs.
For highflying, top London divorce lawyer Kate Hunt, it’s a fresh start – maybe even her future. On a winter visit to see her estranged Aunt Iris she falls in love with the Bath House. Inspired, she moves to Ballytokeep leaving her past heartache 600 miles away – but can you ever escape your past or your destiny?
Today it's my pleasure to welcome Faith Hogan to the blog as part of the blog tour for her debut novel My Husband's Wives which is published on 1st May.
Faith Hogan was born in Ireland. She gained an Honours Degree in English Literature and Psychology from Dublin City University and a Postgraduate Degree from University College, Galway. She has worked as a fashion model, an event's organiser and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.
'My Husband’s Wives' is a contemporary women's fiction novel set in Dublin. She is currently working on her next novel. She lives in the west of Ireland with her husband, four children and two very fussy cats.
She was a winner in the 2014 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair - an international competition for emerging writers.
Follow Faith on Twitter at @GerHogan or like her on Facebook Faithhoganauthor or, if you’re really interested, you can catch up with her on www.faithhogan.com
Hi Shaz,
It’s lovely to be here, I love your blog, it always gives me a bit of a lift when I drop by and my, what a long list of authors you have spoken to, I’m joining some very prestigious names, thank you!
Can you tell us a little bit about your debut novel My Husband’s Wives?
Sure, the novel is a contemporary women’s fiction story. It follows the events in the lives of four women who find themselves thrown together after the death of the one man they all loved. Ultimately, it’s a tale of friendship and triumph. I suppose, it was born from the notion of What if… and that grew from the idea of one event sparking a chasm which changes so many lives. We are all connected, no matter how we may try to hide or dislocate and in My Husband’s Wives, those connections are what create the opportunities for the main characters to become who they want to be.
Describe My Husband’s Wives, in one sentence:
It is a story of love, suspicion and misunderstandings.
