Other People's Husbands: The emotionally gripping story of friendship, love and betrayal from the author of Love, Iris

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So, when tragedy plays a hand, their friendship is put right to the ultimate test. Can they put each of their differences and troubles aside and remember the simple joys of their younger selves. After all, shouldn’t friends always come first? Other People's Husbands is a story of friendship and love, crossing boundaries and breaking vows, of trying to fix what you believed could never be broken. Rich and riveting . . . A perfect observation of the complexities and pitfalls of long-lasting friendships and their impact on family life'HEIDI SWAIN

The power/legacy of female friendship is illustrated so well highlighting strength,tenacity and forgiveness!

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Rich and riveting . . . A perfect observation of the complexities and pitfalls of long-lasting friendships and their impact on family life' HEIDI SWAIN It follows a group of close friends in their late 40s and 50s who originally met via the school gates and have shared each others lives ever since. Twenty years later one of them has an affair. Could this betrayl destroy everything? I was a little daunted by the list of characters at the start of the book, six couples and their children. I have to admit it took me a while to ‘know’ them all but it really was worth it. The human aspects and fallout from the ‘affair’ resounded so realistically. The pain, guilt, humiliation, hurt and emotional ripple effects upon everyone when the group was split open. How many of us nowadays do not know of these from our own families or circle of friends. Noble develops your empathy keenly and not always for the characters you would expect. The devastation, guilt, unhappiness and soul searching that followed the excitement, thrill and sex with a new person changed/altered the couple involved, their wronged spouses, their children and their friendship group, could they recover from this? Move on? Learn? The grass isn’t always greener on the other side! I found the large cast of characters difficult to grasp and I don’t think I ever got to know any of them truly, especially the men and even less the children. This prevented me on the whole from empathising with them or caring whether their relationships failed or succeeded. I would have preferred a shorter book, fewer characters and more interrogation of the relationships, particularly those not at the centre of the affair. I also could have done without the Mia/Will story line which is randomly introduced half way through.

There is commitment-phobic Lisa. Amanda the free-spirited traveler. Teenage Hannah, who stumbles her way towards adulthood. And brittle and unhappily married Jennifer.

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The children no longer children but now grown up and their parents have now entered the next stage in life and a time when things change. The latest holiday was the start of the change when the now mature Natalie wears a red bikini instead of a sedate one piece, she has the figure for it but everyone has noticed. The compelling and gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris and The Family Holiday

Beautifully insightful on long term relationships and friendships and the fractures a betrayal can cause. A gorgeous read' JANE FALLON It is time for Barbara to say one last farewell to each of her four daughters. How will she find the words? How can she leave them all when they all have so much growing up they have to do still? Noble tells the story from a good understanding of all characters; she seems to have a good idea of how an adulterer and adultress might feel, as well as their other halfs and children.Things I Want My Daughters to Know” is the fourth stand alone novel and was released in the year 2007. How would you say goodbye to those that you love the most in the world? Other People’s Husbands is a story of friendship and love, crossing boundaries and breaking vows, of trying to fix what you believed could never be broken.