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Relative Strangers
A WOMAN BETRAYED, A WOMAN ENRAGED …
Maureen Lessing, a middle-aged Irish woman, has been living contentedly with her English husband and their two teenage children in a comfortable Düsseldorf suburb for ten years. She works in the hospital of NATO headquarters and everything about her life seems good. But the sudden death of her husband brings to light the dark and shocking secret of his “business trips”. Shocked and enraged by his betrayal and deceit, Maureen travels back to Ireland to search out the truth.
Maureen Lessing, a middle-aged Irish woman, has been living contentedly with her English husband and their two teenage children in a comfortable Düsseldorf suburb for ten years. She works in the hospital of NATO headquarters and everything about her life seems good. But the sudden death of her husband brings to light the dark and shocking secret of his “business trips”. Shocked and enraged by his betrayal and deceit, Maureen travels back to Ireland to search out the truth.
250 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2000
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September 27, 2012
A WOMAN BETRAYED .. A WOMEN ENRAGED ….
“Browne has a talent for drawing us into her characters and situations.” IRISH NEWS
Maureen Lessing, a middle-aged Irish woman, has been living in a comfortable suburb of Düsseldorf for ten years. Happily married with two teenage children, she works in the hospital of NATO headquarters and her life is good, until the sudden death of her husband brings to light the awful truth of his “business trips.”
Shocked and enraged by his betrayal, Maureen travels back to Ireland to confront the truth of her husband’s secret life.
Gripping, tense and moving, Relative Strangers is now a German/Irish co-production (Tatfilm/Littlebird) four-part television series starring Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker.
“Browne has a talent for drawing us into her characters and situations.” IRISH NEWS
Maureen Lessing, a middle-aged Irish woman, has been living in a comfortable suburb of Düsseldorf for ten years. Happily married with two teenage children, she works in the hospital of NATO headquarters and her life is good, until the sudden death of her husband brings to light the awful truth of his “business trips.”
Shocked and enraged by his betrayal, Maureen travels back to Ireland to confront the truth of her husband’s secret life.
Gripping, tense and moving, Relative Strangers is now a German/Irish co-production (Tatfilm/Littlebird) four-part television series starring Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker.
March 28, 2012
Upon his death, Maureen’s husband not only left her physically but also financially, in ruins. She had no idea about their financial paucity nor the real reason for his business trips to another country. Now it’s coming crashing down on her and someone is asking an unbelievable favor of her family.
Seems like it could be quite a lengthy book when in fact it moves rather quickly as you travel through the pages, from Germany to Ireland and back again as Maureen tries to make sense of the mess her life has become.
You’ll love many of the people in her life while others, not so much.
Heart-breaking in many instances, while in others, heart-warming.
Seems like it could be quite a lengthy book when in fact it moves rather quickly as you travel through the pages, from Germany to Ireland and back again as Maureen tries to make sense of the mess her life has become.
You’ll love many of the people in her life while others, not so much.
Heart-breaking in many instances, while in others, heart-warming.
January 5, 2016
Maureen's husband dies suddenly and her world falls apart. Then she discovers secrets; who was this man she spent more than twenty years with ?
August 1, 2012
TV DRAMA SERIES TIE-IN.
January 21, 2013
Really enjoyed this - vaguely remember the film with Breda Fricker but the book was great - worth a read
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