Sadly The Bigamist just wasn't for me. I couldn't connect with the characters and DNF before the halfway mark .

What an incredible woman this author is!. After putting up with this unforgiveable treatment for 6 long years, she finally finds the strength to leave. 
This is such an intense, emotional read, made even more gut wrenching when you know it is a true story. 
A fantastic, informative book that will no doubt help others.

Got to the half way point but didn’t continue.  Repetitive but worst of all, how can someone be so gullible and not even check anything out.  More flags flying than a village fete!  Yes you can feel for her up to a point but she would’ve saved herself an awful lot of trouble and money had she been a bit more “canny” and a little less lovestruck.  It also reads as a self published book which isn’t to say there’s anything wrong in that but this book needs to be condensed by about two thirds.

This book was a memoir of sorts about an extreme version of gaslighting.  She had her life taken control of by a smooth psychopath.  Instead of just being taken in completely, she finally fights back and writes this book as a way to educate others about the dangers and to educate about what is possible.  There were parts in the book where I definitely questioned her sanity and thought that she was somehow just weak and a push over.  I am glad the last part of the book went back and described the techniques used and how she even questioned herself, I thought the book was well written and extremely shocking.  Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.

I pick this back up by chance looking for a quick read and was quickly in engrossed right from the first page! This book is about a lovely intelligent woman conned by a sociopath. It’s easy to judge someone when you hear how you fall for a conman but when I read this I realised that I too could easily be taken in. It’s an extraordinary story

I picked up this book as I was reading a similar book called Twenty Years a Stranger, in both a woman’s life is blown to pieces by a call out of the blue. Having being in an emotionally abusive relationship myself I have a particular interest in reading about other people’s experiences. Here Mary receives a telephone call that tells her that her husband Will Jordan has been married to another woman for fourteen years and they have five children together. This is a fascinating insight into how deceivers like this work and how they wear their partner’s down. Will has been doing this for 27 years with several different women. It makes us think about the people we trust and whether we can truly know the person we live with. We always think that we are intelligent, strong women who wouldn’t be taken in like this, but it can happen to anyone of us. 
It was a hard read. I was glad that he was caught and put in prison for his crime Mary was still left in terrible debt and bringing up his children alone. I was horrified and frustrated to know that when released from prison he changed his name and went straight back to a dating site looking for his next victim. It also worried me that Mary had gone to some length to find this out. I worried that she might always be influenced or defined by this experience rather than becoming her own woman. I imagine the book was very cathartic to write and I think that’s what it was truly for.

You really couldn’t make this up! I find it hard to think that people are taken in by so many lies, but obviously they are. It shows how intelligent women are manipulated at their most vulnerable and can fall victim to such a conman.

What struck me was that he was messing so many people around no wonder he wasn’t able to have a job as such. I wonder how he managed to keep the CIA spin on it for so long, as to me this was the most far fetched aspect of the story.

Such a brave woman to have to deal with all that, three young children and bankruptcy too. It’s a lesson to everyone that people are not always  what they seem.

Interesting book.  True story that makes it even crazier.  Single mom falls in love and marries a very convincing con man.  This leads to bankruptcy, legal issues not to mention a host of other issues.  Heart goes out to this woman, and her children, and all the other women duped by this man.  

The books is a memoir, but it is written devoid of emotion, almost to the point of being boring. I found myself getting frustrated with the writer for ignoring so, so many warning signs.  She was ghosted so many times, did not check out anything he said...some lies, especially his work stories, were completely over the top, and willingly took money needed to feed her family, and gave it to him.  The hardest for me to understand was when she heard he was a pedophile, she still allowed her around her/their children.  Yes, I understand that it’s easy for me to say this when I’m on the outside looking in, and know what’s going on.  I can only assume that ‘Will’ found her most vulnerable and used that to his advantage.  But, in some ways, she allowed it to happen and escalate.  

Thanks to Ms. Turner Thomson, Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC.  Opinion is mine alone.

Found this book quite difficult to get through.
Some of it seemed a bit drawn out. 
Whilst her story is obviously very personal and terrifying, it could have been written or edited in a more professional manner.

Could the nightmare happen to you? Edifying😯

Though certain aspects seemed repetitive, this true experience account of the anguish and tumult caused by a smooth conman kept me reading and marvelling over the sheer power the author's bigamist husband held over her during their six year relationship.  

Yes, I kept wondering why she did not suspect his lies sooner but that's part of the fascination.  I could hardly fathom the audacity of Will/Bill's tall tales and manipulative ways.  But he obviously knew how to pick emotionally vulnerable targets and keep them believing.  

As her account progresses, layer upon layer of deceit are revealed.  So many victims, so many lives affected by his emotional and financial cons.

I'm glad I picked up this book.  This is a cautionary tale deserving renewed attention.

Thanks to publishers Amazon UK and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the book;  this is my voluntary and honest review.

The book was rough around the edges. I felt like I was reading a very long text message from a friend rather than an intense story.

I found this book incredibly difficult to get through.  It was poorly written and did not hold my attention.  While I think the subject matter is important and I have vast amounts of empathy for the author and her story, It just was not a captivating read.

Wow this was quite a story. While I was intrigued, I found Mary’s explanations silly. The word “psychopath” is thrown around constantly without much support. The husband is described as a conman but that’s only because Mary never pushed him on his stories. I feel bad but also lack sympathy for her at the same time. 
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of the book exchange for a fair review.

I am not usually a fan of memoirs however this was a great read about a woman taken in my a con man who was married. An interesting read and I enjoyed it

Thanks to Netgalley for the early copy of this in exchange for an honest review. 

I got 10% in and I’m not going to read this one. This woman knows from day one that this guy is a shady piece of crap and decides to stay with him.

Unfortunately, I wasn't a fan of this novel. 

I felt that the content that was being shared and the way in which this was written was more of an attack on Mary's husband and a request for pity than a way for Mary to effectively share her experiences. 

Mary seems to contradict herself by outlining all of her husband's lies but also stating that she's not a gullible or foolish woman, which makes the real purpose of this book unclear to me.

I do not at all think Mary (or anyone) deserves to be taken advantage of by their loved one(s) in such a way, but I also think this turned out to be more of an airing of dirty laundry than a functional novel.

I was gripped by this book. To start with I couldn’t understand how she could fall for his lies but he was clearly a very good liar and very convincing. So sad how he fooled so many people and abandoned his families.
I feel angry on her behalf and glad she is now happy in her life.

this is a powerful story of how Mary Turner Thomson, the author, was sucked into the world of clever manipulator Will Jordan and how, over six years, she was in his thrall, married him, gave him two children and lost around £200,000 to help fund his lifestyle.

It began with online dating, which was still quite new in the early 2000s and Mary found Will's kind heartedness, intelligence and devotion very enticing and after meeting, it wasn't long that she fell under his spell.  His long absences were gradually explained by Will stating he worked for the CIA and had to disappear at a moment's notice to one of the world's danger hotpots - all very convincing - while actually he was living with his other wife and various mistresses,

This is a well written tale of caution and Ms Thomson exposes her heart quite freely knowing how his hold over her seemed so genuine (and frightening).  I applaud the truthfulness of the expose and will look out for her follow up, the Psychopath.

The Bigamist by Mary Turner Thomson tells the story of a woman whose life is turned upside down when she discovers that her husband is a bigamist.  This book tells the story of a young single mother manipulated by a sociopath.  Not only does "William Allen Jordan" engage in bigamy, he absolutely drains Mary of her hard earned money.  This story retells the sequence of events over the 6 year relationship between Mary and William. Although, the story is quite believable, I found this book to be redundant and slow, and difficult to follow at times. It is important for books such as these to be published in order to help other women see that they too can break the bonds of a difficult/destructive relationship and not only survive, but thrive. Although, I felt that the book was too long and drawn out, I do appreciate the message that is conveyed, it is possible to rise above your adversity and create a new, meaningful life. I thank the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

This man callously preys on women and to think that he is continually operating in the same way today. Mary has produced a wonderfully frank decription of how for six years she was married to this bigamist. He has operated in the USA and England, jailed in both countries, but is now free and using his psyopathic ways to charm his way into innocent woman's lives.Beware.

This book is a informative account of Mary's live with hime and the outcome of such an exsistance.
Well worth a read, could help a lot of women who might be in a similar situation.