His Brothers Wife, Val Wood
His Brothers Wife, Val Wood
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His Brother's Wife

Author: Val Wood

Narrator: Anne Dover

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2013


Synopsis

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Harriet Miles is trying to take care of her seriously ill mother, and just when she thinks things couldn’t get any worse she is fired from her job at the hostelry.
The last thing she expects after her mother dies is a marriage proposal from a man she barely knows, but her only alternative is the workhouse. And so begins her new life with Noah Tuke.
But instead of marital bliss, Harriet finds herself in the cramped farmhouse which Noah calls home, and in this overcrowded and angry household she meets with hostility and bitterness. The only person who offers her friendship is Noah’s brother, Fletcher. Gradually she learns the true reasons behind Noah’s desire to marry her – and realises that the only person she finds real companionship with is the person she can’t possibly be with…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joan on December 25, 2013

HIGHLY recommend! I actually read this book as an audiobook - the narrator was outstanding, which made the story very authentic to time & place. The storyline grabs you, and the mystery unravels throughout. Toward the end, you really start to feel some empathy toward Noah Tuke and even his father, N......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 14, 2014

i enjoyed this book, but found it to be predictable, maybe im reading too many books that all head for the same outcome..good read all the same........more

Goodreads review by Cherrie on June 02, 2025

From start to finish, His Brother’s Wife is an utterly captivating read—I simply couldn’t put it down. The story draws you in instantly, with immersive characters that keep you engaged throughout. Unlike some sagas that take time to build momentum, this novel dives straight into the action. The pacin......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on January 16, 2024

This is the first book I've read by Val Wood. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the characters were quite believable. I've yet to read a book where I didn't at least partly guess the outcome and this was no different. As an author I know it is extremely difficult to keep the reader in the dark and......more

Goodreads review by LAURA on March 10, 2020

its hard to imagine now what life must have been like in the late 1800s early 1900s but reading these books is a real education. a single girl must have been really struggling and must have had to make a lot of desperate choices. Harriet Miles works in a hostelry and is struggling to look after her......more


Quotes

With His Brother’s Wife, Val is at the top of her game Scunthorpe Telegraph