“Happiness at someone else’s expense came at a price. Tia had imagined judgment from the first kiss that she and Nathan shared. All year, she’d waited to be punished for being in love, and in truth, she believed that whatever consequences came her way would be deserved.” Five years ago, Tia fell into obsessive love with a man she could never have. Married, and the father of two boys, Nathan was unavailable in every way. When she became pregnant, he disappeared, and she gave up her baby for adoption.
Five years ago, Caroline, a dedicated pathologist, reluctantly adopted a baby to please her husband. She prayed her misgivings would disappear; instead, she’s questioning whether she’s cut out for the role of wife and mother.
Five years ago, Juliette considered her life ideal: she had a solid marriage, two beautiful young sons, and a thriving business. Then she discovered Nathan’s affair. He promised he’d never stray again, and she trusted him.
But when Juliette intercepts a letter to her husband from Tia that contains pictures of a child with a deep resemblance to her husband, her world crumbles once more. How could Nathan deny his daughter? And if he’s kept this a secret from her, what else is he hiding? Desperate for the truth, Juliette goes in search of the little girl. And before long, the three women and Nathan are on a collision course with consequences that none of them could have predicted.
Riveting and arresting, The Comfort of Lies explores the collateral damage of infidelity and the dark, private struggles many of us experience but rarely reveal.
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My Thoughts
Oh what a tangled web we weave.... this is what came to mind when I read The Comfort of Lies. The book starts with Tia and Nathan, Tia tells Nathan she is pregnant with his child, he wants her to 'take care of it', she gives it up for adoption instead. Five years later Juliette, Nathans wife and mother of his two sons, finds out there is another child in the picture. Caroline and Peter are the adoptive parents. Caroline is a research doctor and Peter has his own company and they are happy even though Caroline has a hard time in her role as mother but they provide a wonderfully stable home for 5 year old Savannah.
The lives of Tia, Nathan, Juliette, Caroline and Peter are intertwined in this story of infidelity, love, and it all revolves around Savannah. A character driven novel that will appeal to readers that love to read about relationships, especially flawed ones. The reader finds that no one is perfect but in the end we all usually do the right thing as do the people in this story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I highly recommend it.
I received a copy of this book for review from Netgalley and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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