Husband and Wife is the latest novel from Leah Stewart (The Myth of You and Me) which is the story of a poet named Sarah Price who is married to Nathan, a novelist. Early on in the novel we learn that Sarah gave up her career to become a mother and to support her partner's career in writing. Although they have the perfect life with a lovely home, good friends and children, there is something more sinister to this perfect relationship. 

One night, Nathan tells Sarah that the book he recently completed called Infidelity is not all fiction and that some parts of the book are based on actual affairs that he has had throughout the the duration of their "perfect" marriage. However, an even bigger betrayal to Sarah is the fact that Nathan cheated on her when she was pregnant with their youngest child.

To complicate the situation even further, the women is question appears to lead the life that Sarah pictures herself to lead if she didn't marry Nathan and have children. Sarah tires her hardest to make this relationship work but is this a possibility after such a huge betrayal. This is the engaging story of one women's journey to find who she is as a mother, wife and professional. 

Leah Stewart has a unique writing style as it makes you believe that Sarah is writing the book which makes it easier to engage with book because the characters are so realistic. All in all, this is a gripping and suspenseful story about one women's journey through the ups and downs of life which her forces to re-evaluate everything life has to offer.

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