The Unbreakables
by
Lisa Barr
When your life falls apart....... create a new one
Publication date: 2nd May 2023
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Pages: 352
RRP: $32.99AU (paperback)
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
Review: The Unbreakables
Who could ever forget the big Ashley Madison blow-up! Author Lisa Barr has used this as the inspiration behind her latest novel, The Unbreakables.
Three couples, best friends, all happily married until one couple finds the husband's infidelity splashed all over the internet.
Sophie is shattered, her perfect life and perfect friendships all collapse in one devastating night. Sophie flees to Paris to be with her teenage daughter and to ponder what she really wants from life.
The Unbreakables is a wonderful story about finding yourself and rebuilding your life. Sophie had spent the last twenty years looking after her husband and daughter, neglecting herself and her own needs. She thought she was happy but when it all fell apart she could see that they were willing to take all of her and give nothing in return.
I loved the backdrop of Paris! If you are going to nurse a broken heart, Paris is the place to do it.
The "finding yourself threesome" may be a bit cliched but there are lots of gems of wisdom dispensed throughout the novel.
Barr highlights how easy it is for women to get lost in wifedom and motherhood, leaving their career, and often their true self is squashed, hidden under their duty to others.
The Unbreakables has all the ingredients of an on screen drama; conflict, setting, pace, drama, gas-lighting and eclectic characters.
I liked that the book was set in parts and each part focused on a portion of Sophie's journey from the betrayal, running away, the release, the awakening to acceptance and closure.
4 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Lisa Barr is the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, The Unbreakables and the award-winning historical thriller Fugitive Colours, which won the IPPY gold medal for Best Literary Fiction 2014 and first prize at The Hollywood Film Festival (Opus Magnum Discovery Award).
Lisa served as an editor for The Jerusalem Post, managing editor of Today's Chicago Woman, managing editor of Moment magazine, and as an editor/reporter for Chicago Sun-Times.
In breaking book news: Actress Sharon Stone is set to produce and star in the film adaptation of Woman on Fire.
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