The war set her free. His return would destroy everything…
London 1940 Frankie steers her ambulance through the wreckage of the streets of London, the streets glittering with broken glass, the road ahead thick with smoke from the German bombs. She is desperate to make a difference to the war effort by helping every wounded family she can. As enemy planes swarm like locusts in the sky, Frankie thinks of her husband Dickie. Her husband wouldn’t approve of her new life, and he’d do anything to keep her, and the dark secret he forces her to keep, behind the black front door of their home. But Dickie is missing, presumed dead, and she is free from his cold eyes following her, imprisoning her. She doesn’t dare think about what might happen if he returns…
Present day: The tall London house with the black front door feels like Charlotte’s forever home, the perfect place to raise a family. But as the months slip by, Charlotte can’t shake the feeling that there’s something about the house that feels sad and forlorn. She knows that the old lady Frances, who lived in the house before her, was married, that her husband survived the war that stole so many lives. But what does the chest of drawers full of unworn baby clothes mean? Who is the daughter that Frances left the house to that Charlotte is unable to trace? Where is she now?
As Charlotte delves deeper into Frankie’s life, she realizes that as the war ended, and soldiers returned home, shocking secrets were exposed. Can she lay the ghosts of the past to rest and find out what really happened when Frankie’s husband returned?
An unforgettable World War Two novel about the dark secrets one woman was forced to keep. Fans of The Nightingale and The Alice Network will be utterly gripped by this unputdownable page-turner from bestselling author Suzanne Goldring.
What everyone is saying about Her Husband’s Return:
‘So heartbreaking… I read it in one sitting. Highly recommend.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This is literally my favourite book of 2025… this book gave me the whole range of emotions from devastating heartbreak to love and excitement… if I could give it more than five stars I would. Just epic, I loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved this book! Her Husband's Return hooked me in right from the first chapter and I read it in one day! This is my first book I've read by this author but I plan to read more. There are several twists that kept me reading and not wanting to stop.’ Goodreads reviewer
Genre: Historical
London 1940 Frankie steers her ambulance through the wreckage of the streets of London, the streets glittering with broken glass, the road ahead thick with smoke from the German bombs. She is desperate to make a difference to the war effort by helping every wounded family she can. As enemy planes swarm like locusts in the sky, Frankie thinks of her husband Dickie. Her husband wouldn’t approve of her new life, and he’d do anything to keep her, and the dark secret he forces her to keep, behind the black front door of their home. But Dickie is missing, presumed dead, and she is free from his cold eyes following her, imprisoning her. She doesn’t dare think about what might happen if he returns…
Present day: The tall London house with the black front door feels like Charlotte’s forever home, the perfect place to raise a family. But as the months slip by, Charlotte can’t shake the feeling that there’s something about the house that feels sad and forlorn. She knows that the old lady Frances, who lived in the house before her, was married, that her husband survived the war that stole so many lives. But what does the chest of drawers full of unworn baby clothes mean? Who is the daughter that Frances left the house to that Charlotte is unable to trace? Where is she now?
As Charlotte delves deeper into Frankie’s life, she realizes that as the war ended, and soldiers returned home, shocking secrets were exposed. Can she lay the ghosts of the past to rest and find out what really happened when Frankie’s husband returned?
An unforgettable World War Two novel about the dark secrets one woman was forced to keep. Fans of The Nightingale and The Alice Network will be utterly gripped by this unputdownable page-turner from bestselling author Suzanne Goldring.
What everyone is saying about Her Husband’s Return:
‘So heartbreaking… I read it in one sitting. Highly recommend.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This is literally my favourite book of 2025… this book gave me the whole range of emotions from devastating heartbreak to love and excitement… if I could give it more than five stars I would. Just epic, I loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved this book! Her Husband's Return hooked me in right from the first chapter and I read it in one day! This is my first book I've read by this author but I plan to read more. There are several twists that kept me reading and not wanting to stop.’ Goodreads reviewer
Genre: Historical
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