Husband, Lover, Stranger [Paperback]

Suzanne Forster (Author)

Book Description

Series: Husband, Lover, Stranger | Publication Date: February 1, 1998

Sophie Weston was young and impressionable when she married Jay Babcock, a rich man with a wild heart. Her passion suddenly turned to pain when her new husband vanished without a trace. Now, five years later, Jay's reappearance sets her heart on edge. She sees something different in his eyes, and she wonders: is this mystery man truly her husband, her lover or a deadly stranger? Ads in "USA Today". (Fiction--Romance) .

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Suzanne Forster has asked her readers to take "a vow of silence" before they read Husband, Lover, Stranger; she doesn't want the surprise ending spoiled for anyone. Sophie Weston was innocent and inexperienced when she fell madly in love with the sexy and adventurous Jay Babcock. When Jay disappears in an avalanche and is presumed dead, Sophie spends the next five years of her life learning to live without him. When she is informed that Jay is alive and has been imprisoned she desperately wants to believe that it's true. But when she sees her husband for the first time, she has niggling doubts that the man her in-laws claim is Jay is really him. Despite DNA testing, fingerprinting, and blood tests that prove his identity, her female intuition rings an alarm. Jay isn't the same man, and Sophie doesn't know who to trust with her secret.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425161854
• ISBN-13: 978-0425161852
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,503,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dumb and gets dumber, June 14, 2000

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K. Lininger (FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Husband, Lover, Stranger (Paperback)

Suzanne Forster was stretching when she wrote this book. A husband disappears and suddenly comes back several years later. The wife isn't sure if he is her husband or not. How does he have memories of her husband but then not. Who is this crazy man who breaks into house and looks just like her husband? Why is her husband's mother being secretive. This book does not make sense and the plot was weak. Don't waste your time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A RIDE!!, February 16, 1999

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This review is from: Husband, Lover, Stranger (Paperback)

HUSBAND, LOVER, STANGER is the story of Sophie and Jay Babcock. Jay has been presumed dead for five years. Sophie, devastated by his loss, was finally putting her life back together when Jay was found alive. He had been held prisoner in a foreign prison. But Sophie is too uneasy to be happy. The man that has returned to her seems to be different, different from the man that she had loved since she was fifteen. Confusion and doubt plague her because though he is different, in many ways he is the same. Jay himself is having doubts about who he is. His memories feel somewhat unreal to him as if he's watching an old movie reel. He remembers Sophie and feels that the memory of her has kept him alive for so long. But he begins to suffer very painful headaches, blackouts, and violent urges. His family, whose pharmaceutical company he is planning to take over, is providing for the therapy he is undergoing to recover from his ordeal in prison. He begins to suspect that they are somehow responsible for his condition and are behind the dangerous incidents that have been happening to Sophie. Suspicions escalate and begin to tear apart the passionate relationship that Jay and Sophie have worked to regain. Conspiracy, betrayal, drugs, secrets and the bittersweet love between Jay and Sophie make this book a page turner. This is an excellent read worth your time and money. You'll enjoy it. Trust me!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You will either Love it or Hate it, May 28, 2001

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"sleeplessinsingapore" (SINGAPORE Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Husband, Lover, Stranger (Paperback)

This is one book that readers will either love or hate. A husband dies in Nepal, yet returns 5 years later. His wife Sophie barely survived loosing him once can she take a chance again? And by the way -- who is trying to kill her?

Those that love it will simmer in Jay and Sophie's romance the second time around. And be engrossed in the 2 secondary romances - one with an older couple and the other with a woman considering a lesbian relationship. And will try to figure out who done it.

Those that hate it will find Sophie an weak character. She can not decide if it is or isn't her husband. So much for the DNA tests, finger prints and matching x-rays of a old childhood injury ... no Sophie feels that he has changed (guess 5 years in a POW camp might do that). No rather than try to help him fit back into society, Jay must convince her that he is really her husband.

While parts of this book are strong and well written, the plot is too loosely woven and often doesn't even come close to making sense. My suggestion is to enjoy the romance and skip the endless pages that go nowhere.