We see what we want to see and we present ourselves the way we want to be perceived. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen deals with the imperfection of our perceptions and the incomplete pictures of ourselves we present to others. Weak in mind, heart, and spirit, Vanessa is determined to get Richard’s attention. One thing that Vanessa knows for sure is that that is not going to happen. Startling news drifts in Vanessa’s direction as the realization comes that Richard is to be remarried soon. Or was it simply that wine glass that beckoned to be constantly refilled? Was it the fear of retribution from a horrendous haunting situation that occurred in her senior year of college? Vanessa asks herself if her skittish behavior was due to the fertility medications she was taking after constant unsuccessful episodes. What could possibly go wrong with perfection? His position as a hedge fund manager brought them the finer things in life. Richard had all the fine cut and polish of the successful man on the cover of GQ.

We all layer them over our remembrances the filters through which we want to see our lives.” If it is giving me the gift of an illusion. “I was happy, I think, but I wonder now if my memory is playing tricks on me. She also walks a tightrope there with impending dismissal looming because of her constant days off. A promise of retrieving the hidden wine bottles in her closet at the end of the day gives her the impetus to dress for her retail job at Saks. Examining the fragments will only initiate the bleeding once more. Her marriage is over and the aftermath is like shattered glass with the pieces of her remaining life never quite fitting together again. Vanessa Thompson awakens in the tiny guestroom in her Aunt Charlotte’s apartment. Twisted and deliciously chilling, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen’s The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage – and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.īook Review: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Or You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. Narrator: First person from Vanessa Thompson’s point of viewīook Summary: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

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