My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
My Husband’s Wife is a psychological thriller told through multiple perspectives, primarily those of Lily, her husband Ed, and Ed’s first wife, Olivia. When Ed marries Lily, he believes his past is behind him, but Olivia remains a powerful and unsettling presence, determined not to be erased from his life.
As the narrative unfolds, the characters’ accounts begin to contradict one another, revealing secrets, obsessions and carefully constructed lies. The novel moves between past and present, gradually exposing the events that led to the breakdown of Ed and Olivia’s marriage and the darker truths that now threaten Lily’s sense of safety. What appears at first to be a familiar love triangle becomes something far more disturbing, as manipulation and revenge come sharply into focus.
Alice Feeney delivers a tense and twist-filled novel that plays cleverly with perspective and reliability. My Husband’s Wife keeps the reader off balance by allowing each narrator to tell their own version of events, encouraging constant reassessment of motives and truth. Feeney is particularly effective at exploring obsession and control, showing how easily love can slide into something more dangerous.
