īut first, she must tell him about the other love of her life. When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. Even her name isn’t real. When she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best-researching and writing about his wife’s life. Leo is an obituary writer Emma a well-known marine biologist. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.Īnd she might just have got away with it, if it weren’t for her husband’s job. The book, published by Viking in March 2022, is a romantic mystery that follows the story of. “ A dazzling supernova of a book, it picks you up on line one and doesn't let you go until the very end.” -Lisa Jewellįrom the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted comes a love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night thriller with a dark secret at its coreĮmma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she’d do anything for them. The Love of My Life is a novel by bestselling novelist Rosie Walsh. “Gripping, heartbreaking and impossible to put down.”-Laura Dave But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.

Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she'd do anything for them. The Love of my Life is the astounding new novel from Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of Ghosted.A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A Good Morning America Book Club Pick from the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosteda love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core. But what is she hiding - and why? And does that mean she lied about loving him too? After Emma, a one time TV presenter, recovers from a serious illness, he starts to research her life and discovers the facts don't quite add up.Īs he digs deeper, Leo realizes he can't believe anything Emma says. Leo might never have known, except that he writes obituaries for a living, and it's standard practice to have a draft on file, just in case.

That is the way with loss: you can’t undo it, no matter what you have gained.

In fact, pretty much everything she's ever told them about herself is a lie. The Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh 49,259 ratings, 3.91 average rating, 4,394 reviews Open Preview The Love of my Life Quotes Showing 1-9 of 9 But there was always a negative space, a shadow on the sand. But she's not been honest with either of them. You think you know the person you promised to spend the rest of your life with - but what if they've lied about everything?Įmma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby.

From the Canadian and New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted comes a novel about what happens when you discover the person you trust most in the world isn't who they say they are.