Someone Else's Wedding

by the popular author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD and THE BROKEN, a dark, witty tale of a wife and her grown-up family whose secrets come shimmering to the surface at a wedding: told in real-time over 36 hours.

You will not sleep or eat or move until you’ve turned the last page. Utterly gripping

A comedy of modern wedding manners that's also gripping, sexy and sad

Fast-paced...strong characters and believable relationships. You'll not want to put it down!

Dark, compelling and breathtaking, and I read it in a single sitting

A gripping undercurrent of forbidden love throughout: the book is scandalous and entertaining

I lost myself so completely in Fran and her family’s woes that I read the whole book in 24 hours rather than the 36 hours it took for everything to unfold. The wedding part was very realistic from the over amorous guests to the women changing into comfy shoes, but this was certainly the most intriguing wedding story I have ever read. 
Fast paced and absorbing, I felt like I was one of the guests listening in to something I shouldn’t. A very juicy read!

READER RECOMMENDED: A cleverly written story, thought-provoking and easy to identify with.

Written in almost real time - no easy feat - Cohen combines deft plotting with smart pyschological insight. A writer clued up in the dark realms of grown-up relationships

At once entertaining yet deliciously edgy too. I read it in a sitting

Tamar Cohen is a freelance journalist. A late starter to fiction (and to other things besides) she has now written three novels:The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the Wives, and Someone Else's Wedding, all published by Doubleday. Her fourth novel, The Broken, is out in June 2014. She is a Writer in Residence at Kingston University and lives in North London with her partner and three (nearly) grown children, plus one very badly behaved dog. Follow her on Twitter @MsTamarCohen

Mr &amp; Mrs Max Irving request the company of: 
 
Mrs Fran Friedman, mourning her empty nest, the galloping years and a disastrous haircut. 
Mr Saul Friedman, runner of marathons, and increasingly distant husband. 
The two Misses Friedman, Pip and Katy, one pining over the man she can’t have, the other trying to shake off the man she no longer wants. 
 
At the marriage of their son James, forbidden object of troubling desire. For thirty-six hours of secrets and lies, painted-on-smiles and potential ruin. And drinks, plenty of drinks. 
 
There’s nothing like a wedding for stirring up the past. As Fran negotiates her way from Saturday morning to Sunday evening she is forced to confront things she’s long thought buried, and to make decisions about the future that will have far-reaching consequences for them all.

The War of the Wives

By the popular author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD and THE BROKEN: At the funeral of your husband of twenty years, you don't expect to meet his other wife. Recommended for Lisa Jewell fans

A pacy tale of two women who discover they've been simultaneously  amrried to one man - at his funeral. Witty, ludicrously melodramatic and psychologically perceptive, and you'll polish it off between Luton and Heraklion.

A smart, gripping story that we just couldn't stop reading - you won't believe the ending. *****

Tammy Cohen is a freelance journalist. A late starter to fiction (and to other things besides) she has now written four novels:The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the Wives. Someone Else's Wedding and The Broken. She is a Writer-in-Residence at Kingston University and lives in North London with her partner and three (nearly) grown children, plus one very badly behaved dog. Follow her on Twitter @MsTamarCohen

By the popular author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD and THE BROKEN: At the funeral of your husband of twenty years, you don't expect to meet his other wife. Recommended for fans of LIANE MORIARTY 
 
 
'Dark, clever and utterly addictive' - Lisa Jewell, author of I FOUND YOU 
, 
Imagine: You've been happily married for 28 years. You have three children, a lovely house and a husband who travels a lot. Even after all this time, you still love each other. 
 
One day you get a call that turns your world upside down: your husband is dead. You are devastated. You go to the funeral... And come face to face with his other widow. 
 
Another wife, another family. It can’t be true. You are his only wife. She is just an upstart. She can't be his widow, too. Or can she?

The Mistress's Revenge

By the popular author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD and THE BROKEN, her sharp, funny, dark debut novel set in contemporary London, written as a journal addressed by a former mistress to the married lover who dumped her.

This book is Fatal Attraction with a twist and will grip you from beginning to end

Gasp in recognition at this cracking tale, narrated by a woman scorned... Sister, we've all been there...

If you thought Fatal Attraction was the last word on the fury of a woman scorned, think again...acutely observed, wickedly funny and deftly plotted, with a satisfyingly smart twist at the end.

This is a brilliantly chilling read. All about obsession and delusion and the madness that love can induce. It had me up until 3am, gasping to the end

Will keep you guessing about its characters fates until the very end

Dark, often funny but sometimes unnerving

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned indeed! Honest... gripping... well-written

Sad, shocking, but darkly funny, this diary-style tale of a crazed, broken-hearted woman is riveting

I just finished the most fantastic gripping book, the Mistress’s Revenge by Tamar Cohen. I had to keep going to bed early to read it, it’s amazing!

You think you are rid of me. 
You think you have drawn a line under the whole affair. 
You are so, so wrong. 
 
For five years, Sally and Clive have been lost in a passionate affair. Now he has dumped her, to devote himself to his wife and family, and Sally is left in freefall. 
 
It starts with a casual stroll past his house, and popping into the brasserie where his son works. Then Sally befriends Clive's wife and daughter on Facebook. But that's alright isn't it? I mean they are perfectly normal things to do. Aren't they? 
 
Not since Fatal Attraction has the fallout from an illicit affair been exposed in such a sharp, darkly funny and disturbing way.. After all, who doesn't know a normal, perfectly sane woman who has gone a little crazy when her heart was broken?

Tamar Cohen

A chillingly real psychological drama that had me in a total reading frenzy. I absolutely loved it.

Darkly compelling .... a pacy story that kept me turning the pages right until the final, shocking twist.

A brilliant and skilfully plotted depiction of the unexpected breakdown of a friendship between two couples, with one of the most chilling twists I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down.

A wonderfully compelling and exciting book, a storyline that had sparks flying from every page, terrific writing and a hugely exhilerating and thrilling read. I loved it!

An inexorable drama in which the characters' prejudices and loyalties leave them unable to separate face value from reality. THE BROKEN explores manipulation, deceit, betrayal and abuse, and how loss can both shape and destroy us.

Elizabeth Forbes, author of NEAREST THING TO CRAZY

I raced to finish this story of a couple caught in the fall-out of their best friends' split. Beautifully written and peppered with moments of stunning observation, it's a superb read.

Reading Tamar Cohen's THE BROKEN is like sitting down with your most eloquent, quick-witted friend. She sees every side of the story. She's always one step ahead of you, full of empathy and insight. This is a story of the implicit social pacts of marriage, a fresh examination of human nature. And also, let's just say it. It's downright, utter, nasty, page-turning, delicious fun.

Fabulous. I was drawn in from the very first page. Tamar is very skilled at creating characters that seem so real, almost as if we're their best friends too, yet beneath their exteriors, you just know there's so much more simmering away. The tension grew with every page turn, until it was almost unbearable, yet I couldn't stop reading! I literally gasped out loud, so shocked by the very unexpected ending. This brilliant book will be on my mind for a long time.

Samantha Hayes, author of UNTIL YOU'RE MINE

Compulsive reading ... the tension racks up and the book switches from domestic drama into full-blown, chilling thriller

Everyone's talking about this ... A gripping cocktail of betrayal and revenge

Dramatic, sad and tense, it's essential you get your hands on this thriller. (Five stars)

A sustained work of near genius that takes a very familiar theme - man leaves wife for younger model - and not only brilliantly dissects the breakdown of the marriage but also teh consequences for the couple's close circle of friends ...Cohen's first foray into psychological suspense is a triumph.

Cohen’s marital drama morphs into a psychological thriller, and a last-minute twist set into motion much earlier in the narrative is brilliant.

The Daily Mail bookclub favourite read of 2015 
'It's essential you get your hands on this thriller' Closer 
'A work of near genius' Daily Mail - the best psychological thriller for fans of GIRL ON THE TRAIN and I LET YOU GO 
'Chillingly brilliant thriller' Red Magazine 
'Taut, tense, addictive' Good Housekeeping 
 
Best friends tell you everything; about their kitchen renovation; about their little girl’s schooling. How one of them is leaving the other for a younger model. 
 
Best friends don’t tell lies. They don’t take up residence on your couch for weeks. They don’t call lawyers. They don’t make you choose sides. 
 
Best friends don’t keep secrets about their past. They don't put you in danger. 
 
Best friends don’t always stay best friends. 
 
'Chillingly real psychological drama. I loved it' LISA JEWELL 
'A shocking twist' PAULA DALY 
'A gripping thriller of betrayal and revenge' Essentials magazine Book of the Month

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A chillingly real psychological drama that had me in a total reading frenzy. I absolutely loved it.

Darkly compelling .... a pacy story that kept me turning the pages right until the final, shocking twist.

A brilliant and skilfully plotted depiction of the unexpected breakdown of a friendship between two couples, with one of the most chilling twists I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down.

A chillingly real psychological drama that had me in a total reading frenzy. I absolutely loved it.

Darkly compelling .... a pacy story that kept me turning the pages right until the final, shocking twist.

A brilliant and skilfully plotted depiction of the unexpected breakdown of a friendship between two couples, with one of the most chilling twists I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down.

A chillingly real psychological drama that had me in a total reading frenzy. I absolutely loved it.

Darkly compelling .... a pacy story that kept me turning the pages right until the final, shocking twist.

A brilliant and skilfully plotted depiction of the unexpected breakdown of a friendship between two couples, with one of the most chilling twists I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down.

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