Gina has only been married six months when her husband Rex goes on holiday to Spain and vanishes without a trace, tipping her dream new marriage into nightmare. As a frantic search gets nowhere, Gina is adamant that he's alive and vows never to give up hope. Speculation is rife: he's drowned at sea, lost his memory...or just walked away.
Troubling stories start to emerge about Rex's past that are hard to square with the man she married. How well does she really know her handsome, charismatic husband? They'd fallen in love so quickly, so passionately, that the past had seemed barely relevant to either of them. Now an explosive secret threatens to rewrite the story of their love affair. As the mystery of Rex's whereabouts deepens, Gina begins to wonder whether you only ever truly know the person you love once they've gone.
I was a little reluctant to start Husband Missing by Polly
Williams as I have recently lost my Nan who is my world and so have been trying
to read “happy” books but the cover of this book keeps calling out to me it is
hard to miss the sunset colours so I caved in. The synopsis does a fantastic
job at sparking your interest without giving to much away.
Gina’s life is turned upside down when she gets a phone call
from her brother in-law to say that Gina’s husband Rex has gone missing on
their lad’s holiday. After months of searching everyone begins to accept that
Rex has died but Gina still believes that Rex is still alive and she clings on
to this hope. As the search carries on Gina then unearths secrets from his past
which leave her questioning if she really knows her husband at all.
This was a very moving read but not a tear jerker so no need
to reach for the tissues. The book begins right at the point when Rex has gone
missing so we never get a chance to meet or hear from Rex first hand which is a
bit of a shame as I think it may have answered a few questions but then the way
in which the book was written was all from Gina’s voice she was talking to us
as though she was talking to Rex which is an unusual style and did take a while
to get used to but I soon found myself comfortable in the style of the book. You
develop a strong bond with Gina and I think this is because of the way in which
the book was written because we get to hear first hand the thoughts and
feelings through the whole situation. There
are also a couple of chapters that are told from Mandy who was another lovely
character.
The book was both predictable and unpredictable. Right up until the last chapter I couldn't predict what was going to happen whether Rex was would be found or not or indeed
whether he was alive or dead. The situation surrounding Jake was predictable
but I enjoyed this part most out of the book, it does help that Jake is such a
caring gentle character. With the subject of the book being a very moving topic
it was a lovely touch to have Gina’s best friends Lucy and Femi who are great characters whole
bring a little light to the book and support to Gina.
This was a thought provoking read that kept me hooked
throughout the whole book. Another great read from Polly Williams.
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