The Love of My Life

This is the story of the secrets within a marriage, told with real insight and compassion. The writing is vivid and tender, the plot so skilfully constructed, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and the characters have stayed with me, long after reaching the end – Lucy Diamond, author of Anything Could HappenThe Love of my Life is an extraordinary novel. Rosie Walsh combines the emotional punch of the best of romance with the page-turning twists of the most masterful thrillers. I was torn between pausing to weep, and ploughing on to solve the mysteries – Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity ProjectFormidably complex and fiendishly clever, The Love of My Life takes the emotional thriller to a whole new level. Both haunting and gripping, it’s a novel as full of twists as it is heart, a gorgeously smart exploration of memory, mystery, and the devotion we show to the people we love. A breathtaking novel from a superbly talented author. – Emma Stonex, author of The LamplightersWalsh’s hugely compelling The Love of My Life instantly pulls you deep into the interior of a marriage. Part thriller, part mystery, part heart-wrenching love story, this is a treasure for book clubs everywhere – Ashley Audrain, author of The PushBrilliantly plotted and beautifully written, what really elevates Rosie Walsh’s book above the competition is the characters. Contradictory, flawed and entirely human, I loved and rooted for them like real people – Kate Riordan, author of The HeatwaveEven more addictive than The Man Who Didn’t Call. Another winner – Joanna Nadin, author of The Double Life of Daisy HemmingsThe Love of My Life is a poignant love story, a propulsive mystery and a cautionary tale about the secrets we keep. I couldn’t put it down – Greer Hendricks, author of The Wife Between UsPerfection. Every word. Every moment. Every emotion. Brave, heart-breaking, and hopeful. A breathtaking story – Lucy Clarke, author of The CastawaysThe Love of My Life is a rare book indeed, as heartbreaking as it is life-affirming, and as gripping as any thriller … I loved it – Emylia Hall, author of The Thousand Lights HotelI’ve just finished this new masterpiece by Rosie Walsh and feel like I can’t really catch my breath. What writing, and what a complicated, beautiful story – Lucy Vine, author of Bad ChoicesAn absolute triumph – Jill Mansell, author of Promise MeMy favourite kind of thriller – gripping, heartbreaking and impossible to put down – Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told MeA gorgeous, deeply satisfying novel. Deliciously written, big-hearted, and gripping – with some blinding twists! – this novel has all the feels, and then some. I absolutely loved it – Eve Chase, author of The Glass HouseWow, this book! With The Love of my Life Rosie Walsh has achieved a very rare thing: a totally heart-rending love story that is also a page-turning thriller – how does she do it?!?! Addictive, moving, totally unputdownable. It really is superb and has Netflix series written all over it – Katy Regan, author of How To Find Your Way HomeRead it and never look at your husband or wife in quite the same way again. The Love of My Life has a genius premise that shoots straight to the heart of one of life’s great unanswered conundrums: can you ever truly trust anyone? I lapped it up – then gave my husband some serious side-eye! – Jade Beer, author of The Last Dress from Paris

Rosie Walsh has lived and travelled all over the world, working as a documentary producer and writer. The Love of My Life is her second novel under her own name; The Man Who Didn’t Call, a top 20 bestseller, was her first. She lives in Devon with her partner and two children.

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