Runaway Wife (Harlequin Presents, No 1290) cover

Runaway Wife (Harlequin Presents, No 1290)

by Charlotte Lamb

Francesca had been married to Oliver Ransom for 10 years. They started out as a poor but happy couple, passionately in love. But as years went by and Oliver became more and more successful, they began drifting apart. Oliver spent most of his time in London while Francesca was tucked away in a beautiful house in the country. Now that their only son was sent away to boarding school despite her protest, she felt her life was lonely, empty and purposeless. It was the last straw when Oliver could not make it home for their 10th wedding anniversary. She was fed up with their phoney marriage. She would no longer be taken for granted. She decided on an impulse to leave her husband...

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?