The Wife’s Irish Secret by Suzanne O’Leary is a romance novel. Having said that, it felt to me more of a romance novel about the land and people of Ireland. Once drawn into the book, it became increasingly important to keep reading the novel. The main character of Marian Fleury is a sympathetic main character with her vulnerabilities, flaws and struggles..
Marian is flying home to Ireland to see her younger sister get married. The truth really is that she is leaving Australia. She has been living there with her husband and children for years. However, she has been increasingly upset by her life with her husband feeling more and more excluded from his life. Then she found the letter from an old flame of her husband – only not so old as the letter was recent.
Marian shares information in a vulnerable state to someone who was going to use the information to enrich himself. This just adds to the emotional baggage that Marian carries. Then Theo finally responds by coming to Ireland to meet his wife (perhaps to reengage their relationship). Now Marian is in a bind with a number of things and feels like she is constantly running and keeping secrets.
I found that Marian’s present life was unable to maintain. No one can keep that many balls in the air without issues. I was increasingly worried for Marian and what was going to happen. The Wife’s Irish Secret by Suzanne O’Leary was a good read.
