The Secret Wife is a book about a love affair that spans over a long time, this isn’t my usual kind of read but I did enjoy it. I have rated it 4 ⭐️ Rounded up from 3.5 ⭐️.
Kitty Fischer has made an awful discovery, her husband has been having an affair, unfortunately for him she has found out at the exact time she has inherited a cabin in Adirondacks so flees the uk to get away from it all. Whilst she is bringing the cabin back to life she does some research into her family tree and this opens up all kinds of revelations. She finds out the truth of her grandfather and it’s an eye opener for her.
The book links modern day with history well bouncing from now back to 1914. The only gripe I have is that I thought Tatiana could have had so much more life brought into her as she came across almost dull. This was still an enjoyable read.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

A captivating dual time line story set in 1917 and 2016. You will feel the ups and downs and root for the characters. A good read.

Interesting story about the Romanov family. It switches between past and present and tells of Dimitrov’s obsessive love.
Must admit I felt sorry for the other people in their lives.

Good book. Good author. Loved the characters and the plot. Look forward to reading more of her work.

Inspired by the life of Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanova and her affection for an injured Russian Imperial Guard, Dmitri Malama, who came into her care at the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo where she volunteered as a nurse during WWI. It's a dual timeframe story and is told through the eyes of Dmitri and also those of his (fictional) great grand-daughter, Kitty.

I was totally captivated by this 'what if' tale. There's a fantastic combination of historical fact and fiction. I knew the fate of the Romanov family but not all the details. This book filled me in and I was quite horrified by their barbaric and brutal end. So cruel!

This story was a wonderful imagining of what might have happened if Tatiana and her soldier had survived. It's beautifully told and all the characters felt so very real. I could just picture Kitty sitting outside her cabin, drinking wine and watching the sunset after a day's carpentry renovation! I really liked Dmitri but my favourite character has to be another lady who came into his life, Rosa. Such a colourful and Bohemian sounding person! And I loved the thought of (non-fictional) Ortipo, the French Bulldog, a gift from Dmitri to Tatiana, with her Fabergé dog tag!

An absorbing and fascinating story. I just loved it!

Good historical fiction story! A little slow in the middle but what a great ending! I rate it a 3.7!