Member Review

How can I describe this book? It’s definitely a romance but also it has shades of a mystery and psychological thriller with several unexpected twists.
It certainly had me gripped from the very first page and I found it difficult to put down- always a good sign.
Carrie is a trainee surgeon, dedicated to her job. One day she meets Johan at the hospital where she works and a whirlwind romance ensues. They are so madly in love that whilst on a trip to Thailand, he proposes and they get married on the beach…….however, the very same day he is arrested by armed police and accused of wrongdoings! Carrie is devastated that the man she loves is in prison with little chance of release and in the end flies home. She eventually moves on , never seeing him again…..until a chance internet search for accommodation in Sweden, Johan’s home country, reveals he is alive and well, no longer in prison.
Carrie, who is happily married with young twins, is torn but she wants to know what happened all those years ago and why he behaved as he did.
I loved the way the story was told, the plot twists and above all I really liked Carrie who has tried to pick up the pieces of her life and forget the trauma of her wedding day but who still really needs closure. She does not want to upend her current life but she feels desperately drawn to find out what happened in Thailand all those years previously.
I’ve read and enjoyed other books by Rosie Walsh- she certainly knows how to write a story that instantly draws a reader in. I definitely recommend “The One Day You Were My Husband “ as an enjoyable and compelling book that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.