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The Good Husband by Abigail Osborne

Published by Bloodhound Books

Publication Date: 27th July 2022

Genre: Psychological Thriller

My thanks to the author for the opportunity to read this book ahead of publication. All thoughts and opinions given here are my own and unbiased.

Book Description:

A shopping trip on Black Friday shoppers leads to Elsie’s tragic death—and leaves Jack, her husband of thirty-seven years, devastated. Unable to cope with his grief, he flees to his childhood home to be with his father, an overbearing religious zealot who puts his faith before everything—even his son.

Jack’s father convinces him that Elsie had not died in vain. Her life was sacrificed to give Jack the strength he needs for his mission: to rid the world of greed. Embittered by his loss, Jack soon sets out to punish the depraved and eradicate the sinners from the world. The greedy killed his wife, and now they must pay. But how far is Jack willing to go to fulfil God’s plan—and how many innocent people will die?

My Thoughts:

I haven't been so conflicted in my thoughts as I have read a book in a long time! Abbie Osborne has had me questioning my opinions on the actions and thoughts of the main character Jack on every page of her new book 'The Good Husband'. I have sympathised with him during his early years, celebrated his happiness as he found love with Elsie, then hated him as he took action against those he judged to be greedy members of our society. If ever a book could be called an emotional rollercoaster this would be it. But was I as hasty in my judgment of Jack as he was in choosing who should pay for their sins? I'll let you decide as you take the journey too.

There are going to be those who could possibly take offence at how religion is presented in this storyline, however I feel that the characters balance one another out wonderfully. My advice is to please read the whole story, then consider how you feel. Jack's father is depicted as extremely devout and follows the word of the bible absolutely as he was taught it; however Elsie, who follows exactly the same religious text, has a far more generous and caring view of the world and her treatment of people shines out as an example of how faith can bring love to both individuals and a community. Anyone who knows me well will know I'm not a huge fan of religion and I did have concerns at the start that maybe I wasn't the best person to be reviewing this book, but by following Jack's story to its end I discovered how the subject had influenced his personality. 

It's difficult to review this book without giving too much away about its conclusion, but I was totally stunned by the closing chapters. I really didn't expect the book to take the direction it did and a lot of my opinions about Jack and his family changed within just a few paragraphs. The fact that I hadn't seen anything coming proves to me what a talented writer we have in Abbie and I look forward with excitement to seeing where her writing will lead us to next.

About the Author:

Abigail Osborne is an author and also runs her own business supporting students and people in the workplace with their disabilities. Abigail is originally from the Lake District but moved to the West Midlands for University where she completed an English Literature & History degree. She lives in Worcestershire with her husband and is a board game fanatic, owning over 70 games. She has a huge collection of books, plays the violin, and is currently learning the piano.

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