Blog Tour: Book Review: The Guilty Wife by Nina Manning

So excited to be one of the Blogs kicking off The Guilty Wife blog tour.
Huge thanks to Boldwood Books, Netgalley and Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to participate. It's an absolute pleasure ...

Here's the blurb

The Guilty Wife

One woman's past could cost her everything...

Frankie Keegan is struggling.While she tries to make strides in her career, life at home is slowly unravelling as she is haunted by the secrets of her past.

Someone else remembers...
As the dark nights draw in, the anniversary of the loss of her brother looms and Frankie is drawn back to the memories of that fateful night 20 years previously. As she descends into a guilt-ridden state, she begins to suspect that someone else is also remembering that night and they are determined to terrify her...

Can she confront her past before it's too late?

From the international bestselling author of The Daughter In Law, a gripping psychological thriller about family, secrecy and grief - with a twist you won't see coming. Perfect for fans of K L Slater, Shalini Boland and Lisa Jewell.

My Thoughts

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The Guilty Wife is a psychological thriller exploring grief, homelessness, trauma, guilt and so much more. Told in two time frames; the present and the past when Frankie was a teenager. As we read we are drawn closer and closer to understand what has traumatised Frankie so much. This closing in feeling is enhanced by the use of the season (Autumn) and the darkening nights in the lead up to the pivotal event from her teenage years that Frankie is dealing with. As the date grows closer Frankie's anguish becomes more and more palpable and I found myself desperate to find out what has caused her so much pain. I was so immersed in the narrative that I found myself groaning aloud when she made bad decisions, but also at the back of my mind thinking, 'Yes, I've been there and done something very similar.'

Manning is particularly adept at keeping us on the back foot - one minute I was cursing Frankie, the next her boss and the next her husband ... this made me race through the book at a rate of knots.

I loved the slow build up, the accelerating paranoia, the increasing threat and Manning made sure we were never entirely sure who to trust which makes for a thrilling and suspenseful read. I became so involved in the narrative that it was one of those books that kept popping into my mind at odd times of the day. Frankie's fragility is only one aspect of her character for she is also a strong, strong woman and not many writers can pull off that nuanced characterisation. She's basically a woman who has suffered and continues to struggle with her pain whilst holding her family together ... not an unfamiliar story, but definately one that resonated with me.

In short - I Bloody Loved It!

Author Bio –

Nina Manning studied psychology and was a restaurant-owner and private chef (including to members of the royal family). She is the founder and co-host of Sniffing The Pages, a book review podcast. Her debut psychological thriller, The Daughter in Law, was a bestseller in the UK, US, Australia and Canada. She lives in Dorset.

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