“Emma loves her husband, Leo, and their young daughter, Ruby: she’d do anything for them. But almost everything she’s told them about herself is a lie.” – The Love of My Life, jacket copy.
The Love of My Life would make an excellent book club selection as long as they can trust each member not to blurt out spoilers as they read. The thrill of this book is its perfect pacing, with just enough breadcrumbs to follow the trail without ever knowing where we might be going.
Most of the story is experienced through the eyes of Leo as he desperately tries to understand the extent of his wife’s duplicity. As readers, we are equally in the dark, feeling every bit of Leo’s panic and disorientation.
The big question in The Love of My Life is whether it’s ever possible for love and dishonesty to combine to form a solid relationship. I thought this was a black-and-white question, but I find I’m still wrestling with it long after finishing Rosie Walsh’s mind-bender of a novel.
If you emerge from this novel like me with a need to ask Rosie Walsh All The Questions, here’s an interview with Professional Booknerds.
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