At first I wanted to belong to this wonderful fractured, but cohesive family of Adrian and his two previous wives, Susie and Caroline, their five children, and his third wife Maya; all of whom have this wonderfully fluid and supportive relationship; all of whom profess to love and admire each other. This reading group guide for The Third Wife includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. A somewhat interesting take on secrets and lies, in that the dark foreboding nature of these types of tales, is set aside for an almost irreverent but compelling (extended) family-in-crisis saga, set firmly in the real world as its heart, as the reality of Adrian, his deeds and how they really impacted on his family are very slowly revealed.

Whenever I hear about divorce families, the kids, the wives, being able to all take a vacation together.from stumbling in front of an oncoming bus, Adrian - at first feels more alone than any other time in his life.

Her novels have sold over10 million copiesinternationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. She did not realize until the sharp bark and shrug that accompanied her action that it was a human being. She closed her eyes for a moment, but without vision, her balance went and she could feel herself begin to sway.

I loved the mysteries in the book as time flits back to when Maya was alive and starts to share some of the back story to before her death, that was really good. I liked that these mysteries were able to stand strong -- ( keeping me on my toes), without being a thrasher, chiller, thriller novel.