The Good Wifes Secret

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It was a good test for me to see the kind of friends I have. A lot of my friends knew, and my family knew. None of them yapped, which was great. Other than a few little things here and there, we were really able to keep it primarily a secret, which was nice.

Are you aware of how many actors get Emmys after their characters are killed off? I was not aware of that. I had no idea, to be honest with you. What is your favorite Will Gardner scene? A couple of things this year. I really enjoyed acting in that episode very much. Have you been able to make peace with them? Are they still angry at you?

The two fall in love, but history is about to play its hand. Or will someone in the Romanov family escape their fate? The contemporary storyline, takes place in and centers around Dmitri's great grandaughter, Kitty.

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Kitty flees her cheating husband in England and heads to America and Dmitri's cabin. Soon she will stumble upon a long buried family secret. Gosh, I just couldn't put this bloody book down. Highly readable even if the "romance" is so cheesy and the dialogue a bit like a 70's romance. But I loved this cotton candy for my brain!

Perfect read for a getaway to the cottage or lounging on the beach. View all 6 comments. I could not get into this story at all. It felt like there was no character development and because of that the story felt completely fake and made the characters unlikable. Not to mention the fact that the characters in this story said and did things that seemed so out of the norm of what any rational person would do or say.

I had to force myself to finish this book. View all 3 comments. Apr 02, Karen rated it it was amazing. What the author has done with The Secret Wife, and so very well, is to combine fiction with fact to make a spellbinding tale of love and loss. I love dual narrative and timeslip but quite often prefer one period to another — as I thought would be the case here.

I was very impressed with her carpentry skills whilst repairing the remote lakeside cabin that she inherited! Although he had been an Imperial Guard for the family, their most personal encounter was in a converted hospital ward at the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo when Dimiti, aged 23, was recovering from injuries suffered during the fighting at the front between the Russians and Germans.

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Tatiana together with her sister Olga and their mother were helping to tend the wounded and the brief times that Dimitri and Tatiana spent together was the beginning of a love that would be both wonderful and the cause of so much heartache and danger. This is a story spanning the years from , including the Bolshevik revolution in and then in later years up to The research has been meticulous and the setting, the characters and the turmoil and brutality of the revolution were all bought to life.

From the extravagance and opulence of the Tsar and his family — they gave each other Faberge eggs as presents and, later, with the Romanov women sewing their precious jewels in their underclothes for safekeeping; to the dreadfully harsh conditions suffered by the poorest of Russian citizens giving rise to the revolution and then the cruelty and determination of the Red Army to take control and to rid Russia of the wealthiest and most hated families — particularly the Romanov Royal family.

I became completely absorbed in the lives of Dimitri and Tatiana. Dimitri was a brave soldier but with an impulsive nature who was later to regret certain decisions he had made. With her husband, the Tsar, away commanding his army, she was left in control.

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The Secret Wife is a captivating and often emotional story of a fascinating and brutal period in history. Gill Paul has woven into history her own view of events. I would love to believe that her version is the true one. Aug 25, Kate rated it it was amazing. The Secret Wife is a fascinating and beautifully written novel which makes the reader wonder "what if?

Dmitri's tale finds him in a military hospital during World War I, and recounts the story of his love affair with the Grand Duche The Secret Wife is a fascinating and beautifully written novel which makes the reader wonder "what if? Dmitri's tale finds him in a military hospital during World War I, and recounts the story of his love affair with the Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov. It also details the turbulent political landscape of Russia and the effects it has on everyone.

Kitty on the other hand is reeling after what she discovers in London, and makes a break for America to think things through at her great grandfather's cabin in Adirondacks which she has inherited.

She spends time repairing the cabin and learning more about the great grandfather she knew nothing about. When reading the description, I wondered just how successfully this dual storyline would work and whether the author would pull this off, and she does so seamlessly. The level of detail in this shows how that extensive research has been done by the author to ensure that not only the story flows well but also that the historical details are accurate, especially the attitudes towards people like the Romanovs who lived in luxury compared to the ordinary people of Russia who lived in dire poverty.

The historical details of the Red Army and their executions of the Romanov family are harrowing to read but are accurate. Being able to take such a spectacularly intriguing family and bring them to life through her writing is no mean feat, there is an abundance of material on the Romanov family available, but something in the writing here brought them alive more than anything else I've read.

An unforgettable read, with well rounded characters, the inclusion of the idea of what if not all of the Romanovs were executed in makes this a thoroughly intriguing book. Many thanks to the publisher for a copy of this in return for an honest review. Nov 20, Marguerite Kaye added it. Oh dear, this is one of those books that everyone seems to love, and that simply didn't work for me. Since I skim-read the vast majority of it, I can't rate it but I'll try to explain why. Basically, I liked the premise, I usually like Richard and Judy recommendations, having just finished Simon Sebag Monefiorie's brilliant Romanovs, I was ready for a time-slip involving one of the grand duchesses.

Firstly, I simply couldn't buy the premise. Rightly or wrongly, Tatiana seemed all wrong com Oh dear, this is one of those books that everyone seems to love, and that simply didn't work for me. Rightly or wrongly, Tatiana seemed all wrong compared to what I've read of her, and she didn't come to life at all in the book. Ms Paul is clearly a huge fan of the history of the period, and she's read masses. It shows, though for me not in a good way. There was way, way too much of the history put in there in a factual and very passive way. For example, lots of details about WWI battles 'read' from newspapers that was pretty unnecessary to the story.

And lots of little snippets that were tell don't show - one that comes to mind is the comment about Catherine's dead dogs being buried in a garden. These are the kind of things almost every other reviewer seems to have enjoyed but for me they jarred, they read like the author had so many facts at her fingertips she wanted to put them all in. And although we definitely needed history for context, in my view, we didn't need so many lectures.

Next up was the modern character of Kitty. I absolutely loathed the woman. She discovers her husband has been playing away in a horrible way. She confronts her best friend, who knows about it but she then runs away from her and from her husband. She doesn't really seem to care much for her husband, but then she becomes like a dog with a bone - she doesn't want anyone else to have him, so she wants him back. But does she do anything about it? Nope, she just hides, and hides, and hides.

And does she really love him - frankly I didn't buy that at all. When finally this part of the story is resolved, Kitty goes back to London, meets up with Tom for a night, they talk about what she's been doing, she decides she's going to be a carpenter - and that's it!!!! No discussion of their relationship, no discussion of the effect each other's behaviour had on the other, just - okay, it's done now, we really love each other, now let's get on. As I said, I skim read much of this, so this might be a complete mis-interpretation, but it's how it came over to me. In a timeslip, one of the conventions is to draw parallels between the front and back story.

It's one of the things I really enjoy about the genre, how history teaches us. I didn't feel that it worked in this story. Maybe my expectations were wrong. And finally, something I've already touched on, was the very passive narrative style. Again, I can't find any other reviewers who commented on this, maybe it's just a bugbear with me, but I found it distanced me from all of the characters, and I'm afraid I didn't even empathise with poor Tatiana.

I'm a lone voice. Just ignore me, and try this one for yourself. View all 4 comments. Aug 26, Anna rated it did not like it Shelves: View all 7 comments. Aug 10, Abbie rated it it was amazing Shelves: I adored this book! I studied A Level History as a teenager and since then have had a real fascination with Russia and Russian history, so I jumped at the chance to read this book. The Secret Wife has a dual storyline and is set in Russia from onwards and present day America. This is the start of a beautiful but tragic love story that had me in tears by the end of the book. He is heroic and brave with the melancholia often associated with the Russian character.

His passion and deep love for Tatiana is beautifully described and portrayed by Gill and you cannot help but adore him and go through his emotions with him. It is clear that a lot of research has gone into The Secret Wife. Gill provides an accurate portrayal of Russia at this time.

The brutality in the way the Red Army dealt with the Romanov family is distressing but historically accurate. Gill has made this fascinating period in history understandable and interesting. Hers is a tale of learning to understand relationships, how they change with time and how to nurture them. The Secret Wife seamlessly moves between the centuries, and as the past and present come together, you cannot help but be moved.

Gill is an extremely talented writer, she has brought the story of the Romanovs vividly to life. I love the slant she has taken, drawing on past actual claims that some of the Romanov children where still alive, it really sets your imagination on fire. I highly recommend this book. Published 25 August by Avon Books. A good idea, but poorly executed The story regarding the Romanov's, somewhat held my interest, but I didn't care about the modern day characters. When a woman apologizes to her husband for writing an ugly email, upon learning of his affair, it's just not plausible in my world.

I just don't think they're too many women out there who would apologize for giving their husband a little grief after finding naked pics of another women on his cell phone. She continues to chastise herself and I'm thinkin A good idea, but poorly executed The story regarding the Romanov's, somewhat held my interest, but I didn't care about the modern day characters.

She continues to chastise herself and I'm thinking I would have been giving him hell. Then among the historical characters there is a women Dimitri uses to console himself while he pines away for another, but no worries she's perfectly ok with that. It's really hard to believe a woman wrote this book. Jun 28, Denise rated it really liked it.

This intriguing novel revolves around Tatiana, the second daughter of the Tsar Nicholas and Dimitri Malamn, a cavalry officer. Even though I personally knew little about the Romanov family or Russian history, I found the plot, setting and characters well researched. There have been many speculations as to their fate and this is another. Highly enjoyable and I look forward to reading mire books by this a The Secret Wife by Gill Paul is a romantic historical fiction novel about the Romanov family.

Highly enjoyable and I look forward to reading mire books by this author. Jan 06, Violeta Petrovska rated it it was amazing Shelves: Just so many feels! The Secret Wife is a book that made me realize two things: The Secret Wife is one of these beautifully written, exceptional books you just don't know how to review. I love it so much I fear no matter what I say it won't do the book justice. But I'm willing to try anyway. The Secret Wife is a wonderful historical novel with plot that spans for a bit over a century.

Going back and forth, from to , and traveling different locations Russia to America we follow two stories. Through the love story of Tatiana the second of the duchesses and Dmitri Malama a Russian soldier we follow the life of the Romanovs in a very turbulent Russia. Tatiana and Dmitri meet after he's been shot and brought to the hospital, where Tatiana and her older sister, Olga are helping out as nurses. From the moment they meet, they feel an instant chemistry between them. And you should have seen my surprise when I did find a picture of Tatiana and Malama online wikipedia which only made this story even more enjoyable and amazing.

Fast forward years and we meet Kitty who's having a bit of a rough time in her relationship and finds out she's inherited a cabin on the shores of Lake Akanabee. The cabin seems like the perfect place to hide and heal and she's off from London to America on what will surely be a surprising adventure. What is the connection between Kitty and Tatiana or Dmitri?

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As you continue to read you'll see the link and feel the romance of Tatiana and Dmitri unfolding before your eyes. There's so many things about this book which make it a must read. The past and present are beautifully blended, as well as fiction with the historical facts. To be honest, I haven't read that many books on one of the most famous Russian families, but this book did feel like a short course on that historical period. Gill's writing is so beautiful I was in awe of her talent and knack for keeping me totally engrossed in the story. As you can see, it's not a short book, on the contrary there's quite a bit of pages, but I swear I've never read a book faster.

In a way, The Secret Wife reminded me of the great Russian Classics, but not because of the topic it exploits. Strong feelings of undying love, that great love that inspires and doesn't leave you to rest, even feelings of melancholy, they're all perfectly blended making this book a true masterpiece. As I was reading about Dmitri's numerous attempts to free Tatiana and his hope to one day be reunited, I couldn't help but feel goosebumps.

I won't lie, there were parts that brought a tear to my eye and got me so emotional I had to put the book down and calm down.

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Yes, this is one of these books you'd be crazy not to read and it's also one of these books I can't imagine anyone not loving. Mar 11, Shelly rated it really liked it Shelves: The Secret Wife is a an intriguing piece of romantic historical fiction. Gill Paul 's characters are well-developed, and actually believable as players in this improbable story. The novel portrays the tragic lives of Tatiana, Dimitri, and Rosa as they slog in a Russian literature way through life in search of family, solitude, permanence, and forgiveness.

The novel is full of cosmic irony as the hopes and dreams of the historic Tatiana and Dimitri are lost in the political and social 4. The novel is full of cosmic irony as the hopes and dreams of the historic Tatiana and Dimitri are lost in the political and social chaos of their times. If you are a fan of historical fiction, find the Romanov family intriguing, and believe that while love may not conquer all, it offers a way to carry on, you will like this book. Jan 08, Ike rated it it was amazing Shelves: Weekend Sexcapades TV Movie Carnal Wishes TV Movie A Bitter Lime Passionate Intentions TV Movie Sex Tapes TV Movie Secrets are revealed to all when the scorching sex tapes made by three couples go missing.

Erotic Karma TV Movie Sex educators Sunny Megatron and Ken educate the public. Sunny Megatron, Attila, Ryan G. Eve's Secret TV Movie Edit Cast Credited cast: Frank as Kenneth Blake Ash Hollywood Paul Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Edit Storyline Frank and Bethany are happily married in a loving but unfulfilled relationship.

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