Emma and Leo have been together for 10 years, they have a young daughter and are very much in love. Leo writes obituaries for a newspaper and when his wife has a health scare he is tasked with writing her stock obituary. As Leo investigates Emma's past he discovers she has been keeping secrets, secrets that could tear apart their relationship.
This is an emotional roller coaster and will appeal to readers/listeners of family dramas. The story begins well, told by two different narrators, Theo Solomon and Imogen Church. I really enjoyed having a male and a female narrator as it made it far easier to latch on to each characters part of the story.
Beginning on a high in the storyline you can feel the positive relationship between Emma and Leo. When Leo begins to investigate his wife's background you can understand his confusion and mistrust. Everything he thought he knew about Emma may be a lie. Leo continues to dig into Emma's past and I felt that the story began to drag a little at this point. With such a strong relationship mentioned at the beginning you just want Leo to talk to Emma and hear her explanation.
The story really picked up again in the final quarter of the story as we begin to piece together what happened in the past. Not only do we discover why Emma has so many secrets we also find out how other characters impacted on her life. The storyline isn't a comfortable one but it is handled with empathy.
The Love Of My Life by Rosie Walsh is available in hardback, ebook and audio format. My thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan UK Audio for an audiobook copy for review.
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