The reality is far more interesting and intense, rife with professional ambition, struggles for power in the boardroom and bedroom and, for Pippa and Amanda, a never-ending quest to understand the men to whom they’re devoted. None of the four “soulmates”-Pippa, Gabe, Amanda and Amanda’s husband-are all good or bad. Hepworth is a master of suspense, teasing out a complicated and deadly tale as well as she teases out the complicated and occasionally deadly individuals behind it. Past and present collide as the reasons for Amanda’s journey to the cliff, and the extent to which Pippa has worked to protect the man she loves, become clear. As Pippa reflects on her relationship with her soulmate-a dramatic saga full of lost jobs and sudden moves-so does Amanda, the woman at the cliff. At least, that’s what Gabe claims, though the local authorities think otherwise. But one fateful night, a woman approaches the cliff and, despite Gabe’s entreaties, jumps to her death. Shortly after they move in, Gabe becomes something of a guardian angel and talks multiple people out of killing themselves. There’s just one macabre drawback: The cliff is a frequent location for suicides.

Pippa has it all: a successful career, two gorgeous little girls, an adoring husband, Gabe, and a gorgeous new waterfront house situated on a cliff.

As you would expect, the women’s stories are more intertwined than is immediately apparent. One relies on memories to reconcile the partner she thought she knew-who is now suspected of murder-while the other speaks from beyond the grave, bereft of her beloved. In The Soulmate, New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth follows two women who each thought she’d found once-in-a-lifetime love.

The soulmate book review