Adele Parks - First Wife's Shadow

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have Adele Parks joining us here at The Heath Bookshop, to celebrate the publication of her new paperback, 'First Wife's Shadow'. Adele will be interviewed by her husband, Jim. Providing a unique, rare and frankly fun insight into author life.

Adele will be in conversation for around an hour. There will then be a book signing afterwards.

Over 5 million UK editions of her work have been sold and translated into 31 different languages. Adele’s novel The Image of You has been released as a major motion movie and she has several other titles optioned and in development including One Last Secret and Both of You. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. Adele has lived in Botswana, Italy and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.


First Wife's Shadow:

Smart, wealthy and grounded, Emma has worked hard for her success. When she meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, he seems like the icing on the cake. Initially, Emma’s friends are delighted, but as the relationship quickly develops, they worry Emma could be being exploited. She’s a rich woman, after all.

While Emma isn’t worried about Matthew having so much less than her, she does have one tiny doubt about her new relationship. If Matthew’s wife hadn’t died, he wouldn’t be with her. And sometimes Emma wonders if she is second best. The more she thinks about Matthew’s first wife, the more obsessed she becomes with a woman she can never know.

As jealousy and suspicion blossom between Emma and Matthew, events take a darker, dangerous turn. Emma doesn’t know who she can trust. Her friends? Her husband? Or even herself…?

Praise for First Wife's Shadow:

‘I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time’ Lucy Foley

 ‘As always with Adele… this is an absolutely gripping read’ Richard Osman

‘Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twists’ Ian Rankin

‘This is Adele Parks at the peak of her powers’Louise Candlish

As always, we look forward to seeing you. 

Catherine & Claire