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The Second Wife [Abridged] [Audiobook] [CD] (Audio CD)

by Elizabeth Buchan (Author), Emma Fielding (Reader)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Orion; Abridged edition edition (22 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752874470
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752874470
  • Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Second Wife - the sequel, 30 Jul 2007
By Mrs. F. Heaton "libra" (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Second Wife (Paperback)
This book starts from where E Buchan's bestseller,'Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman' finishes.
The book tells what happens to Minty (the main character) and Nathan, when his long-standing marriage to Rose has ended.
Elizabeth Buchan writes in an easily readable style about the problems which beset the new couple and their new family of twin boys.
In the previous book Minty seemed to hold all the Aces,leaving Rose,(Nathan's wife) looking lost,middle-aged and insecure. In 'The Second Wife', the tables have turned - Rose successfully holds down a top job while Minty is struggling with the demands of two boys, an ageing husband and difficult job.
The book is a real page-turner, and written in a lightly humorous style.
Buy the book, really enjoyable.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Second Wife , 7 Aug 2007
By Ali (Swansea UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Second Wife (Paperback)
This is the first book by Elizabeth Buchan that I have read, and as a sequel I did wonder before I read it if I should have begun with "Revenge of the Middle-aged Woman ". However, there was no need - I quickly got to know the characters! I didn't like the main character Minty at first, but by half way through, I did find myself feeling sympathetic towards her.
I found the book very easy and quick to read, and did find it difficult to put down at times. A perfect holiday pool-side read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Ordinary people, ordinary lives. , 19 Sep 2008
This review is from: The Second Wife (Paperback)
As a sequel to the revenge of The Middle Aged Woman this worked well. I was definitely left at the end of it wondering how it would all work out for Nathan, Minty and Rose.
Well now I know exactly how Nathan and Minty's marriage turned out. It is now some years later and they have twin sons Lucas and Felix and we learn how their marriage is working, in comparison to those of Gisela and Roger, Paige and Martin, both relationships beset with problems. As for Rose the deserted forty-something woman in the first novel, she has weathered the storm well and although she would not have chosen to be so, is an independent and successful career woman.
So what happens when the mistress becomes the wife? Still the villain of the story Minty has grown up since seducing Nathan. She is now a mature married woman with a family to consider who finds herself extremely unsettled by the fact that Nathan appears despondent about his life. Everyway Minty turns; she experiences feelings of being `second-best' in Nathan's life. Neither of them will ever be free of Rose, a constant for various reasons.
One feels sorry for Nathan as he now lives with the consequences of his passionate affair with Minty. Maybe a mistake; but one that many men have made and will continue to do so. Instead of looking forward to freedom with grown up children, he finds himself right back at the beginning again with a young family.
The marital dramas that form the essence of this story are a reflection of those that second wives face every day within the extended family unit.

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2.0 out of 5 stars An Easy Read but Disappointing as a Sequel
As is so often the case with sequels, this book failed to live up to expectations. The pace is very slow during the first half and you begin to wonder if there is any point at... Read more
Published 4 months ago by CGB, London

2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing
Very attractive cover, but that is a far a the good points go. Only got up to page 130 and gave up. What was the plot? Read more
Published 21 months ago by P. Garrett

1.0 out of 5 stars I rarely don't manage to finish a book
but this one took the biscuit. I was in hospital at the time and preferred the lure of daytime TV to this turgid nonsense. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Tracy Downes

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, terrible cover

I've just finished reading The Good Wife and absolutely loved it.

I am sorry that some find Minty not to their taste, for I think she is a woman of scope and... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2007 by R. Marsh

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
I was first attracted by this book by the cover; the picture of the two women fighting was mouthwatering! It promised a bit of cat-fighting and some quite hilarious bits... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2007 by E. Andersson-Burke

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
This is the first Elizabeth Buchan book I've read. You don't need to have read the previous book to understand this one. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2007 by M. Janssen

3.0 out of 5 stars Minty's misery - The Second Wife
You will need to read the first book, Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman to fully "get" this book. It is completely addictive - I couldn't stop reading it but it does leave a bitter... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2007 by RC

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I very rarely give up on a book, but I just couldn't get through this. As a sequel, I don't think reading the previous book would have made any difference whatsoever; I didn't... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by DollyPond

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant suprise
I'm a bzz agent and get sent products to review. My latest package was Elizabeth Buchan's novel.

I hadn't read anything by this author before but I needed have... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by J. Barker

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a book by it's cover
I agree with other reviewers that the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' has never been more apt than with this book. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2007 by S. Donnelly

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