Books like Husbands and Lies by Susy McPhee
Fran McPhee believes she would do anything for her husband Max, her daughter, and her best friend Alison. When Alison falls gravely ill, she urges Fran to find a new wife for Max and a new mother for the daughter, a request Fran accepts reluctantly. Fran signs up for an internet dating site and is shocked to see a user, 'Footloose', who claims to be divorced but whose photo looks exactly like Max. Fran adopts the persona 'Sassy' and begins to date the man she knows to be her husband, hoping to expose his infidelity. The plan spirals out of control as Max’s own doubts surface, turning the friendship and marriage into a tense, complicated triangle.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Susy McPhee
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