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Book Club 7: The Husband’s Secret

This episode is dedicated to discussing Liane Moriarty’s book, The Husband’s Secret. Grab a copy, read it, mix up this cocktail, and listen in to join the book club!

Australianopal

Australian Opal

  •  1.5 oz. gin
  • 1 oz. orange juice
  • .5 oz. triple sec
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • Bundaberg ginger beer

shake gin, orange juice, triple sec, and orange bitters in cocktail shaker. Pour over ice and top with ginger beer

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10 responses to “Book Club 7: The Husband’s Secret”

  1. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    Loved the episode today. The Epilogue of the book was one of my favorite parts. It made me a little uneasy because it made me think of missed opportunities but it was interested to see the “what might have been” of people’s lives – I didn’t really see it as what was “meant to be” – more how our choices direct our lives. I was rooting for Tess & Connor myself even though in general I think you should try to save a marriage BUT just couldn’t stop being mad at Tess’s husband. I also like how they told the secret towards the middle of the book and we got to see Cecelia grapple with the decision of whether to share the secret or protect her family. Quite an interesting dilemma. I love how her books deal with some heavy topics but in a very approachable way. Love your book club episodes. Can’t wait for the next one.

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  2. Dawn Dockey Avatar
    Dawn Dockey

    I agree with Lisa! I love that the author left plenty of time to explore that aftermath of the secret reveal. I was more on the edge of my seat after the reveal trying to figure out how they were all going to deal with it.
    Your discussion was so interesting to listen to and I especially enjoy hearing quotes from the book that you really loved.
    Looking forward to the next one 🙂

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  3. Erica Ladd Avatar
    Erica Ladd

    Thanks Lisa! Thats a good point about the secret revealed in the middle of the book!
    Sent from my iPhone

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  4. Erica Ladd Avatar
    Erica Ladd

    Thanks Dawn! Glad youre loving he book club episode and youre right. It was suspenseful in the aftermath in terms of how will they deal with the secret.
    Sent from my iPhone

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  5. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    I really enjoyed the book and this episode covering it.
    A thought I had while reading – and I don’t have the book b/c I borrowed it from the library so going off of my sad-ass memory – I think it’s mentioned that Connor heard Polly calling his name but he chose to ignore her, and then the accident happens. This made me think it was kind of Connor’s karmic f-you to John-Paul for taking Janie from Connor. Had Connor responded to Polly’s calling, the accident probably wouldn’t have happened. Had John-Paul not “killed” Janie, she and Connor would have been together at least for a while.

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  6. Shea Avatar
    Shea

    Thanks so much for sharing my comment from Instagram! I felt famous there 🙂 Loved hearing your thoughts on this book.

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  7. Kelsey Avatar
    Kelsey

    Ooooo, this is an interesting point and so insightful!

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  8. Kelsey Avatar
    Kelsey

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and being in the book club! 🙂

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  9. Ellen Avatar
    Ellen

    How can I find out the next book you’ll read in the book club? Will you mention in the podcast when you decide or would I have to get the newsletter?
    This episode was great, I’ve added the book to my to-read-list! 🙂 Thanks for a great podcast.

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  10. Erica Ladd Avatar
    Erica Ladd

    We will mention it in a podcast episode but you can also sign up for the newsletter to be the first to know!
    Sent from my iPhone

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