Pippa and Gabe Gerard are a gorgeous, happily married couple – the type that everyone envies. They have two beautiful daughters and live in a cliff-side cottage outside of Melbourne, with amazing ocean views and a dramatic drop down to the jagged rocks below. Unfortunately, this dramatic spot attracts all sorts of attention – the worst being people who come there to end their lives. Gabe has talked seven people down from the drop since moving there a few years previously, and the local paper declares him a hero.
Things change the day Amanda Cameron comes to the cliff. After talking with Gabe, she falls to her death. Gabe is more than a little shaken afterwards, and Pippa begins to suspect foul play. When Pippa learns that Gabe has a past connection to Amanda, she begins to question to how well she truly knows her husband, her supposed soulmate, after all.
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth is perfectly executed domestic suspense that you will want to clear your schedule for. Alternating between the past and present and told from both Pippa and Amanda’s perspectives, this novel slowly peels away layers as it exposes the flaws in both women’s marriages. The Soulmate explores the ideas of fidelity and loyalty and will keep you on edge of your seat the until its satisfying end. Place your hold today.
-Carol
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