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The Replacement Wife

March 28, 2012 by Trish

Camille Hart has the perfect life. She is married to Edward, and together they have two wonderful children, Kyra and Zach. She has a successful career as a professional matchmaker and has also survived a bout with cancer. While she is making her way to hear the results of her latest PET scan, Edward is secretly meeting with a travel agent inquiring about a romantic vacation for their twentieth anniversary.

Unfortunately, her perfect life comes to a standstill when she hears the news that the cancer has not only returned, but spread. As she and Edward debate whether to pursue treatment despite the extremely low odds of survival, Camille comes to a decision. Spurred by the memory of growing up without a mother, she determines that she is going to use all of her professional skills and resources to find a new wife and mother for her family before she is gone.

The Replacement Wife is a fascinating novel, not just for the premise, but for the deft way the author weaves in both Edward and Camille’s past together and in their families growing up, allowing us to see how our previous experiences – and tragedies – affect our decisions in the present. As the search for the new wife continues, these decisions take on a life of their own rather than following the neat plan Camille had in her head, and those twists and turns make this book more and more enjoyable as the story unfolds.

Eileen Goudge is a longtime favorite in women’s fiction, and this is her first e-riginal, as she call this book, which is being released primarily in electronic format (there is a large print version and an audio version available).

We have one e-book of The Replacement Wife to share with one of our readers. Just leave a comment below to be entered to win. We’ll announce the winner in our giveaway column on April 11th. This giveaway is now closed.

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Trish thanks Open Road for the review copy of this book. She blogs at In So Many Words.

Filed Under: Fiction, Trish

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Comments

  1. samantha w says

    March 28, 2012 at 12:14 am

    this sounds really good, would love to read

  2. Stephanie says

    March 28, 2012 at 12:31 am

    Wow, this sounds fascinating! Thanks for the give away!

  3. Melissa W. says

    March 28, 2012 at 1:52 am

    Sounds like an interesting read.

  4. Krista A. says

    March 28, 2012 at 2:39 am

    This sounds interesting, but also kind of heartbreaking in a real life situation. I would like to read this book.

  5. Jamie says

    March 28, 2012 at 4:35 am

    Sounds like a very interesting book.

  6. Jen says

    March 28, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Sounds absolutely heartbreaking but I feel compelled to read it.

  7. riTa says

    March 28, 2012 at 9:54 am

    I’ve always thought that would be a good ‘gift’ to give to a husband and family–a replacement and/or especially the ‘freedom’ to pursue that possibility. However, if I were in that situation, would i be able to do that?
    A good premise to explore.

  8. Sherrie says

    March 28, 2012 at 10:01 am

    Sounds like a really interesting premise, would love to check it out!

  9. Ellie says

    March 28, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    AN intriguing book that sounds captivating.

  10. Pearl says

    March 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    This interesting novel would be greatly enjoyed. Thanks.

  11. Kei says

    March 28, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    This is on my Want To Read list.

  12. Margaret says

    March 28, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Second time I’ve seen this book on a blog. Got me interested!

    Margaret
    singitm(at)hotmail(dot)com

  13. John says

    March 28, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Such a turn in this book! Would like to win it!

  14. Natalia says

    March 28, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Like the book.

  15. Beth C says

    March 28, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Please enter me. Thanks!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  16. Liz says

    March 28, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    A way to control the uncontrollable.

  17. Dianne says

    March 28, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    Sounds interesting, finding a new spouse for your spouse while dying from cancer.

    • Trish says

      April 10, 2012 at 12:31 pm

      Dianne,

      You are the winner of this e-book. Please reply to this email to confirm your acceptance so that we can have the e-book sent to you.

      Thank you!
      Trish

  18. Jessica T says

    March 28, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    Sounds good! I love that the prize is an e-book!

  19. Susan says

    March 29, 2012 at 6:36 am

    Wow, I really want to read this story! Sounds great.

  20. Vilmarys says

    March 29, 2012 at 9:38 am

    Sounds really good, thanks for the giveaway!

  21. Barb says

    March 29, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Great premise for a book, though I bet it’s hard to pull off. I’d love to read it.

  22. rica berg says

    March 29, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    Would love to read it!

  23. ibeeeg says

    March 30, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    A very intriguing premise. One that I would not want to be apart of, but cannot help having a desire to read about it. Almost like watching a train wreck, maybe.? .

  24. Jeff says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Another good one!

  25. Linda Kish says

    March 31, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    I would love to read this book.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  26. June says

    April 1, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Please enter me for this one.

  27. Angela E. says

    April 2, 2012 at 9:21 am

    This one sounds good also.

  28. Van says

    April 4, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    This book sounds good.

  29. bobby says

    April 5, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    my wife would like this book

  30. Chuck says

    April 6, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Sounds interesting to read.

  31. Michelle says

    April 10, 2012 at 9:49 am

    Can’t wait to read this book! My library doesn’t have a hard copy or an e-copy. I was very disappointed. I am desperately seeking for a copy of this book =}

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