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

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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. Rich and riveting . . . A perfect observation of the complexities and pitfalls of long-lasting friendships and their impact on family life'HEIDI SWAIN Alphabet Weekends” is the third stand alone novel and was released in the year 2005. Natalie and the rest of her sisters have known Tom and his family forever. They all climbed trees together, scraped their knees on the exact same pavements and, in taking their shared steps towards adulthood, shaped some bonds that would last for a lifetime. She has been married to David Young since 1996. the couple have two daughters, Tallulah Ellen (born 1997) and Ottilie Florence (born 1999). she is the step-mom to a son from her husband’s first marriage. The Family Holiday” is a stand alone novel and was released in the year 2020. The Chamberlain family was once close.

I am a great fan of this author, as Elizabeth Noble is brilliant at making characters totally human, encapsulating thoughts, fears and emotions so realistically that the reader feels as if they are part of the story. I find myself gulping with emotion at some point in all her books, eyes shiny with tears of emotion. And this book is no exception. 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! The power/legacy of female friendship is illustrated so well highlighting strength,tenacity and forgiveness!A moving and warm-hearted story of friendship and love . . . Elizabeth Noble writes wonderfully real and relatable characters and then puts their lives under the microscope, weaving their stories with tenderness and humanity * Yours Magazine * Oh but it was all worth waiting for, when I started I couldn't put it down - the story of an established group of middle-class middle-ageish families who have been friends for years, they holiday together regularly and their lives are as intertwined as any friendship group can be. Their children have grown up together, some are sharing flats as they move out of home, basically they are there for one another and always will be. Its a very comfortable and aspirational group to be in. There is commitment-phobic Lisa. Amanda the free-spirited traveler. Teenage Hannah, who stumbles her way towards adulthood. And brittle and unhappily married Jennifer. 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. The compelling and gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris and The Family Holiday

Elizabeth Noble's unerring eye depicts family life in all its forms, good and bad, in a way we will all recognise' KATIE FFORDERich and riveting . . . A perfect observation of the complexities and pitfalls of long-lasting friendships and their impact on family life * HEIDI SWAIN * Until - we know from the beginning that there's going to be trouble in the group in the shape of an affair, so the question is who is going to be sneaking off with who? When the affair starts, tremors can be felt throughout the group, even though noone else knows what's happening= someone is behaving differently than normal and it shows. But the group keep moving on, meeting up for high days and holidays, whilst the affair is sizzling away, being kept separate from everyone else. As readers, we know what's coming and when the inevitable news is discovered by the wider group, how will they survive?

To some extent the plot of Other People’s Husbands is as old as time, where love and lust become confused and destructive, but this story is so imbued with sensitive understanding, with realism and compassion that it feels quite perfect. I believed in the people, the settings and the situations completely so that I found the story very affecting and emotional. Carefully plotted over a year, Other People’s Husbands would make a fantastic television drama series. In fact I think I would have enjoyed this book much more if it was a TV series. It would give more time and opportunity to learn each of the characters (who were on the whole likeable!) and understand their actions and choices. I really struggled to read this book as there is too much going on. Although the characters were all very different with their own unique struggles and issues it felt like an overload. We are following 6 couples and all their children so it’s hard to feel like the story focused on each one well enough. I would have preferred a book per couple or less couples just because personally it was an information overload. I think that some parts of the book where slow and could have been a tad more face paced. Beautifully insightful on long term relationships and friendships and the fractures a betrayal can cause. A gorgeous read' JANE FALLON 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?A moving and warm-hearted novel about love in all its forms... Nobody weaves a complex web of stories with quite the same skill as Elizabeth Noble * Sunday Express * 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?