Thank you Netgalley for this ARC for an exchange for an honest review.

I very much enjoyed reading this book. Indeed very good book

Sally Hepworth has done it again, admittedly this was one of my most anticipated reads of this year, and it did not disappoint.
Told from numerous points of view you get to know: the doctor father, his younger wife, his wife with dementia, his klepto daughter, and his daughter that hasn't dated since she was a teen for good reasons.
In her usual fashion, Hepworth has the reader questioning everything. Is the father a bad guy? Is he a good guy? Can they trust the brief glimpses of things they've seen or the person they've known their whole life?
All of the points of view are told so in depth that I never once questioned whose point of view I was in.

I really enjoyed The Good Sister by this author, so I was excited to get my hands on this book!! Sally Hepworth has become a must-read author for me!

An exceptional psychological family drama full of suspense, twists and turns and well-developed flawed characters.

Told from 3 POVs. Tully and Rachel (daughters) and Heather (soon to be much younger wife to their father Stephen).

The storyline starts at the wedding of Heather and Stephen. Those in attendance hear screams, but they are not sure what has happened! Someone is injured but as the reader, you are not sure who it is or how....and there is where the story begins. The author takes us back in time and the year leading up to this event.

The Younger Wife is a character-driven, slow-burning mystery with short chapters (which I love) and it will keep you turning the pages until the end.

If you haven’t read any Sally Hepworth books yet, this one will win you over....you will become an instant fan!

The ending leaves you with unanswered questions. Hepworth doesn’t bring everything to a conclusion, instead she lets you, as the reader, decide how it ends.

"The Younger Wife" was not my favorite of Sally Hepworth's novels. It was alright, but there were many places throughout that didn't really keep my attention that well.

When Rachel and Tully's father, esteemed heart surgeon Stephen Aston announces that he's getting remarried, it should be a happy occasion, but it's a little more complicated than that. For one thing, Stephen isn't quite divorced from Rachel and Tully's mother, Pamela. And for another, Stephen's fiancée, the beautiful and poised Heather at 34, is younger than both of Stephen's daughters. The only reason Stephen is able to pull this off is that Pamela, his wife, is in a fairly advanced stage of dementia and his care of her has been well above reproach. Who could blame him, if he's found love again? Doesn't he deserve it? Especially when everyone knows Pamela will never recover?

At least that's what Rachel and Tully tell themselves, even while they struggle in their own ways to come to terms with their father's decision. And also ... Heather, who common wisdom would dictate is more than likely a gold-digger, appears surprisingly ... normal, and even sweet. But there is undoubtedly something awry with the Alston family, and Stephen's unconventional engagement is only the least of it.

Sally Hepworth really hit this one out of the park. It's the best kind of domestic and psychological suspense---entirely believable situations and struggles and a twist that isn't so farfetched that it leaves you rolling your eyes. Even though I had the e-book galley, I listened all the way through because once I started I couldn't stop. The voice actors were pitch-perfect, conveying the quirks and personalities of all the characters so that from their tone, it wasn't difficult to understand what you were supposed to think of them. From voice alone, we realize that Rachel is steady yet tortured; and Tully somewhat of a frenetic mess. And Heather, the fiancée ... well, I can't say anything about her because that would give too much away.

I will say this: if you're not Australian, and have trouble with accents, you may struggle a little with this listening experience. The Aussie inflections are pretty strong. But if, like me, you enjoy the reminder that this is happening in a place unlike those you may be familiar with, the accents heighten that effect. Recommended.

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth builds up the suspense as we learn about the complicated relationship between Stephen, his ill previous wife Pam, and his new younger love Heather. As events unfold and memories resurface, Stephen's adult daughters and Heather begin to question whether Stephen is truly as upstanding as he initially appeared.

I wanted to give Sally Hepworth's another shot. I read THE GOOD SISTER last summer and, after reading THE YOUNGER WIFE as well, have come to the conclusion that she is not the author for me. I think that the premise of this book was really interesting, it scratched the domestic thriller itch, and the ending left me questioning everything. However, I can't get over what seems to be a pattern in her writing: that neurodiversity and trauma-response behaviors are used just to further the plot. It rubs me the wrong way that these "quirks" as she seems to use them are not fully acknowledged and instead lend to the unreliability of the narrators.

I really wanted to love this book, but unfortunately it fell flat for me. I usually am a big fan of this author, but I’m not sure what happened this time. This book got really confusing when switching from past to present. It also was a super slow build. I recommend checking out other reviews to see if this would interest you!

This is a fun psychological family drama centered around a mystery.

The book opens during the wedding of Dr. Stephen Aston, a surgeon in his sixties who is marrying a much younger woman. Aston's two adult daughters, and former wife, are all in attendance, but his ex-wife is suffering from dementia, The festivities are brought to a screeching halt when screams are heard, What has happened, and the build-up to it, is then slowly revealed.

Most of the narrative switches between Stephen's daughters Tully and his 'young fiance Heather. The struggles and traumas of these women are slowly revealed, leading up to the disastrous event at the wedding.

Although slow-burning, this is still a page-turner that should thrill fans of Sally Hepworth or domestic suspense.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

Sally Hepworth does it again with this new domestic suspense tale! The Younger Wife flowed well and kept me turning the pages. It was fast paced, suspenseful, included some twists, and the well-developed characters all had deep lying secrets that they were harboring.

It’s a perfect mix of character driven domestic suspense with a touch of psychological thriller. Highly recommended this one!

Thanks to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for my gifted physical copy + e-copy!

I am giving 3 stars because I had to keep reading. It starts out with a bang. Stephen is marrying a woman, Heather, a couple years younger than his own daughters, Rachel and Tully. He also invites his ex-wife, who has dementia to the wedding. After the ceremony in the sacristy we know someone is hurt but don't find out who so I had to keep reading.

I can't say I really liked anyone except for maybe Rachel. I understood Rachel and her trauma and why she turned to food. I did not understand Tully, why she did the things that she did and where her anxiety came from but it was intimated that it was because of Stephen's behavior. Heather also had a past trauma but all these women didn't look at the signs and believed every single thing this man sad and they were supposedly smart women. I found it all frustrating.

I'll keep reading Sally Hepworth but with each book I seem to go down a star. Hopefully she will hit one out of the park for me again.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's for my copy.

THE YOUNGER WIFE is the newest novel from @sallyhepworth, who is a must-read author for me! I love how Sally writes about women. Her books fall into this genre I love of dysfunctional family stories/domestic dramas. I wouldn’t quite classify them as thrillers, but her novels are propulsive and always keep me turning the page! This story involves two sisters who are dealing with their father’s upcoming marriage to a much younger wife, on top of long family secrets finally exposed and some personal troubles of their own. If you want a fun and well-written book, pick up this one!

I'd like to thank Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This story was told in the point of view by three women. The two daughters, Tully and Rachel and the new young wife Heather. This story had me intrigued throughout. I was a little shocked at how all these people could have secrets for years and they not ever come to surface. It just goes to show that you really never know a person.

Heather and the daughters father, Stephen are about to get married, the only thing is, Stephen is still married to Rachel and Tully's mother who is in a home with dementia. I'm not sure how OK I would be with my father wanting to divorce my mom and marry a woman younger than me. Rachel and Tully come to think that their father is abusive and had a hand at causing their moms dementia and fear that he is now abusing Heather. Stephen ends up dead while signing his wedding certificate.

I think where I was lost was the ending. I felt like it wasn't resolved and left me guessing. I am assuming this was on purpose but I would have liked to have seen more of a concrete ending.

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth is a thriller about a doctor and his new, younger girlfriend. His two daughters are unsure about the new girlfriend, and his current wife is experiencing dementia. This story presents a few different narratives, all of them pretty biased and unreliable. Then, at the end of the story, at his wedding to his new, younger wife, something awful happens. And the reader is left confused about everything. Honestly, several months later, I'm still confused, and I still am thrown by that ending. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

When Tully and Rachel’s father, Stephen, announces that he is engaged to Heather–a woman younger than both of them–they are perplexed. Stephen is still married to their mother, who suffers from dementia but is very much alive. They are suspicious of Heather, but willing to give her a chance to support their father.

As the wedding draws near, cracks begin to show that leave Tully, Rachel, and Heather questioning everything they think they know–about themselves, their pasts, and their futures. And the only person who can provide clarity often doesn’t remember who she is.

This was a riveting and sometimes disturbing read. The tension isn’t in the action, but in the manipulation and uncertainty that underly every interaction. It’s well done and all-too-realistic.

Sally Hepworth again did not disappoint! This was a really good book! I had to keep reading cause I wanted to know what would happen! I would definitely recommend this book!

I really enjoyed this book. Great, fast paced story that kept me guessing! Several characters you love to hate.

I thought this book was very well done and the author did a great job of slowly building the tension and the mystery in the book. Stephen is engaged to Heather, a woman who is old enough to be his daughter. His two actual daughters are less than thrilled considering the fact that their mother has been diagnosed with dementia and is still legally married to their father. There are so many issues and dynamics within the family. Rachel has an issue with intimacy and with food, Tully has an issue with shoplifting and Stephen seems like the perfect husband and father. The book has the point of views of Rachel, Tully, and Heather. I actually loved all the characters and how their childhoods impacted them and how each one could perceive the same event with Stephen so differently. The ending had a bit of a woah moment, but it’s one that will keep you thinking.

I wanted to love this book like I've loved many of Sally Hepworths other works, but this one just didn't catch my attention like her previous books. This is just one that didn't have enough twists for me to really fall in love with it.

This was suspenseful and reminded me a lot of Verity! Loved it! I had no idea who to believe. I think I was just as confused at Heather. I love thrillers like these! I only wanted it to end because I needed to know how it was going to end, but then was super bummed when it was over!
I thought the family dynamic with Steve and Pam and their girls was so interesting. But then having the girls having their own issues and story line, it was just awesome! I was completely hooked.
Thank you so much St. Martins Press and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!