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for Good Husbands
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Nanette S. (San Pierre, IN)
Good Husbands
Good drama with a hint of suspense! The format, having each wife tell their own story about the letter and their respective husbands, worked for me. The story moved easily throughout. I think having a touch more information about the past lives of the husbands would have added to my opinion of how I felt about each one of them. This one was worth reading, I enjoyed it.
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Edie M. (Kennett Square, PA)
decisions, decisions!
What to do? Three women receive a letter from a dying woman who is accusing their husbands of a terrible deed.
Many twists and turns keep you guessing as these three strangers balance the truth and their own futures.
Good for discussions in book clubs
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Janis H. (Willow Street, PA)
They played; they paid
Although the plot of Good Husbands reminds me of a few movies and books, Cate Ray works wonders with what happens when a buried and secret life is unearthed in a letter written by a dying woman to the wives of three men thirty years after their cruel and inhumane deed. The plot took about seventy pages to totally capture my interest because each of the three women's background stories is told in alternating chapters. As the wives become more involved in the discovery of their husband's sins, a diary of the victim is found and its contents revealed. From that point I could not close the cover of the book. How her characters agonize with the devastating and disgusting allegations of the victim is very compelling.
What kept me moving so quickly through the pages was how Ray had her characters think about the crime the husbands committed. Were they too young too realize their game was as harmful as the victim perceived? Did their belief that they moved beyond their early twenties and created good homes for their families justify their actions of the past. Through the female characters' thoughts Ray presents a good case for the plight that females face when confronted with sexual assaults and harassment.
Don't pass on this book. I think it will make for an interesting discussion among close friends and age appropriate book clubs.
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Carol N. (San Jose, CA)
What's the right thing to do?????
Three wives, Jessica, Stephanie, and Priyanka, each of them enjoying an apparently happy marriage until they each receive a letter that changes her life forever. This letter accuses, two decades ago, all three husbands of committing a group sexual assault. Should they ignore this letter, assume it is a hoax or try to find the truth behind this alarming accusation? Never having met each other, these women meet and group together to find answers.
These three women, each in their own way, handled this heinous situation. Honestly, I have no idea what I would do if presented with the same situation. I enjoyed this fast paced book and feel that it definitely would make for interesting book club discussions such as, "What would you do " or better yet, "What is the right thing to do?"
I must admit I think its ending is a bit weak and unclear, left me wandering what the last two pages meant.
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Lois B. (Eden, VT)
A Letter Arrives
A letter arrives that changes the lives of three women. What would you do? It's a moral and heartbreaking decision. Good plot; good character development. Will look for more from this author.
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Vicky R. (Roswell, GA)
Thought provoking
This would make an excellent Book Club selection: members would love debating the pros and cons of this story. Characters were real enough and I enjoyed the storyline.
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Marybeth T. (Bellingham, WA)
Thought Provoking
I liked the book. It was fast paced and I enjoyed having three POV's. It took me quite awhile to like a couple of the characters but I liked the backstories it's very thought provoking and I'll be thinking about this for a while. The only real issue I had was the last two pages made no sense to me.
