The First Husband

Written by Laura Dave

Narrated by Elizabeth Klett

A savvy, page-turning novel about a woman torn between her husband and the man she thought she'd marry.

Annie Adams is days away from her thirty-second birthday and thinks she has finally found some happiness. She visits the world's most interesting places for her syndicated travel column and she's happily cohabiting with her movie director boyfriend Nick in Los Angeles. But when Nick comes home from a meeting with his therapist (aka "futures counselor") and announces that he's taking a break from their relationship so he can pursue a woman from his past, the place Annie had come to call home is shattered. Reeling, Annie stumbles into her neighborhood bar and finds Griffin-a grounded, charming chef who seems to be everything Annie didn't know she was looking for. Within three months, Griffin is Annie's husband and Annie finds herself trying to restart her life in rural Massachusetts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Aug 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781705258422

Laura Dave

Laura Dave was born in New York City and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English, and went on to gain an MFA from the University of Virginia's creative writing program. She was a Henry Hoyns Fellow and a recipient of the Tennessee Williams Scholarship. She is the national and international bestselling author of Eight Hundred Grapes, London is the City in America, The Divorce Party, The First Husband and Hello, Sunshine. Her fiction and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Redbook, The Huffington Post and The New York Observer. In 2008, Cosmopolitan named her a 'Fun and Fearless Phenom of the Year'. She is married to Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer, with whom she resides in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews for The First Husband

[Cynthia K Major · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the story it just took me a little longer to get into it. I think it is because I didn’t like the narrator as well.

[julie Sellers · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The book was ok, but the narrator is terrible! I couldn’t stand the weird cadence she spoke in. Very distracting!

[Amber Pless · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I agree with other reviewers dislike for the narration. The cadence is off but I pushed through. It’s an entertaining enough book to pass the time.

[Flo Martinez · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Narrator sounds like a news anchor at times. Good book/story drags a bit at times- narration doesn’t make it easier.

[Susan Leipsner · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Could be a great book, but the narration is impossible to get past.

[Genifer Goldsmith · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I found this book dragged on and was difficult to get into. There were several times I debated not finishing the book.

[Jan Warren · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A fun, light audiobook, however, very predictable and drag out at times

[Wendy Mcjunkin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Perfect romance were girl finally gets the perfect man narration was good

[Rocio ildemaro · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Agree with everyone. The narrator is so bad I can’t finish it.

[Rachel Schultz Dickerson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I am enjoying listening to all of Laura Dave’s audiobooks that I can find. Sad that I only have one more to go!