The Man I Thought You Were

Oh, what an emotional roller-coaster.

Anna and Mark have the perfect marriage filled with love, thoughtfulness and care for each other. One evening as Anna is busy preparing a meal awaiting the return of Mark from his work at the bank, Mark walks in straight faced saying he needs to talk. Within minutes he's walked back out of the door having told Anna that he's leaving her. Struck totally dumb, Anna believes he will be back in an our or two, then be back for the weekend and, when he still doesn't return, he'll be back before work on Monday – he's left the car, his clothes and mobile phone, so he's bound to be back.

As the days turn into weeks, Anna seeks the help from her sister, Sophie, and Mark's father in trying to trace him.

The book is written with 'Anna' and 'Mark' chapters, so we get each character's perspective and view of what's happening and how each are coping emotionally. I don't want to give too much away about the story and Mark's reasons for leaving Anna, but what I initially thought started out a bit chic-litty with the wonderful marriage and an affair thrown in, was completely wrong. This is a very grown up story of https://www.leahmercer.com/sadness and grief, and my heart skipped beats at crucial moments and I'm not ashamed to say I shed a tear through the penultimate chapter.

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