The Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh Book Review

Welcome to my review of The Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh. This is a well-crafted and enjoyable family drama, Rosie Walsh’s send novel which I was really looking forward to after her first.

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Synopsis

I have held you every night for ten years and I didn’t even know your name. We have a child together. A dog, a house.
Who are you?

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.

And she might just have got away with it, if it weren’t for her husband’s job. Leo is an obituary writer and Emma is a well-known marine biologist, so, when she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best – reading and writing about her life. But as he starts to unravel her past, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. Even her name is fictitious.

When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past life finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . . But first, she must tell him about the love of her other life.

About The Author

Rosie Walsh is the internationally bestselling author of two novels, the global smash hit THE MAN WHO DIDN’T CALL, and – new for 2022 – THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, a heart-wrenching, keep-you-up-all-night emotional thriller, which was an instant New York Times bestseller and stayed in the German top ten for several weeks.

Rosie Walsh lives on a medieval farm in Devon, UK, with her partner and two young children, after years living and travelling all over the world as a documentary producer and writer.

The Man Who Didn’t Call (UK) / Ghosted (US) was her first book under her own name, and was published around the world in 2018, going on to be a multimillion bestseller.

Prior to writing under her own name she wrote four romantic comedies under the pseudonym Lucy Robinson. When she isn’t parenting or writing, Rosie can be found walking on Dartmoor, growing vegetables and throwing raves for adults and children in leaking barns.

My Review

Leo and Emma have been happily married for ten years and they both dote on their daughter Ruby. Everything is idyllic until Emma is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment. Leo is a professional writer of obituaries and is tasked with writing one for his wife when he realises just how little he knows about her.

The characters are relatable and flawed. Rosie Walsh obviously knows her craft well and creates a great, dramatic book, without being overdramatic. I found part one to be a little longer than necessary but otherwise, this was a great, well-written, three-part family drama.

Numerous other issues are raised throughout the book, from postnatal depression to adoption, suicide and love but all are entertained perfectly. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep you entertained and I really enjoyed this view into a family drama.

Rated