the love of my life novel by rosie walsh

Walsh masterfully shows both Emma’s and Leo’s points of view while maintaining an intoxicating air of mystery. The old life Emma tried so carefully to hide threatens to destroy the new life she’s built with Leo. Why did Emma lie about her university degree? Why is she so cagey about her life before Leo? How is she connected to a famous actress who just went missing? And, most importantly, is her name even Emma? As Emma attempts to cover up her secrets, Leo digs through their house for clues and tracks down people from her past in an attempt to figure out why she’s lying and what she’s hiding from him. In his quest to write the perfect tribute to his wife, he starts looking into her past and discovers a few inconsistencies he can’t explain.

Although Emma’s currently doing well, Leo is given the job of prewriting her obituary, a common strategy with people who are in the public eye. Both are head over heels for their young daughter, Ruby. Emma’s a marine ecologist and erstwhile TV presenter whose bubbly personality is loved by all, while Leo is an obituary writer and his wife’s No. A husband learns his wife is hiding a secret life.Įmma and Leo have been happily married for seven years, although they’ve weathered their share of struggles (such as infertility and Emma’s cancer diagnosis).

The love of my life novel by rosie walsh