EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 44 MIN
Rosie Walsh on The One Day You Were My Husband, Emotional Thrillers and Writing Through Doubt
from Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall
In this episode of Quick Book Reviews, it is feedback week! Please send Philippa your thoughts on the podcast, you can email here: [email protected]. You can find her on instagram at this account: @quick_book_reviewsPhilippa chats to bestselling author Rosie Walsh about her gripping new novel The One Day You Were My Husband.Rosie discusses the inspiration behind the book, the challenges of writing after major success, researching the life of a surgeon, and why this was the book she came closest to abandoning.Philippa also reviews three very different books:The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt DinnimanA Deadly Episode by Anthony HorowitzDeception by Jack JordanIn this episodeRosie Walsh on The One Day You Were My HusbandWriting emotional thrillers with huge twistsThe pressure of following bestselling novelsWhy this book was so difficult to writeBalancing publicity, motherhood and creativityWriting under the name Lucy RobinsonResearching medicine and surgery for fictionThe importance of titles in publishingPhilippa’s spoiler-free book reviewsFeedback week for the podcastAbout The One Day You Were My HusbandCarrie and Johan are newly married on a beach in Thailand when armed men arrive and take Johan away.Twelve years later, Carrie has rebuilt her life. She is remarried, has children, and is preparing to return to work as a surgeon. Then she sees a familiar face online — Johan, alive in Stockholm, with a new life of his own.Why did he never contact her?What really happened in Thailand?And should Carrie risk everything to find out?Books reviewedThe Eye of the Bedlam Bride – Matt DinnimanA wildly inventive, hilarious and action-packed instalment in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.A Deadly Episode – Anthony HorowitzA clever, funny Hawthorne mystery set around the filming of The Word Is Murder.Deception – Jack JordanA high-stakes thriller about desperate parents, impossible choices and a deadly game.Books mentionedThe One Day You Were My Husband – Rosie WalshThe Love of My Life – Rosie WalshGhosted / The Man Who Didn’t Call – Rosie WalshThe Things You’ll Never Know – Ashley AudrainThe Eye of the Bedlam Bride – Matt DinnimanA Deadly Episode – Anthony HorowitzDeception – Jack JordanBiscuit verdictNo biscuits for Rosie Walsh — but there is a memorable discussion of cold sliced hard-boiled eggs, fruit, yogurt and a life without sugar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode of Quick Book Reviews, it is feedback week! Please send Philippa your thoughts on the podcast, you can email here: [email protected]. You can find her on instagram at this account: @quick_book_reviewsPhilippa chats to bestselling author Rosie Walsh about her gripping new novel The One Day You Were My Husband.Rosie discusses the inspiration behind the book, the challenges of writing after major success, researching the life of a surgeon, and why this was the book she came closest to abandoning.Philippa also reviews three very different books:The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt DinnimanA Deadly Episode by Anthony HorowitzDeception by Jack JordanIn this episodeRosie Walsh on The One Day You Were My HusbandWriting emotional thrillers with huge twistsThe pressure of following bestselling novelsWhy this book was so difficult to writeBalancing publicity, motherhood and creativityWriting under the name Lucy RobinsonResearching medicine and surgery for fictionThe importance of titles in publishingPhilippa’s spoiler-free book reviewsFeedback week for the podcastAbout The One Day You Were My HusbandCarrie and Johan are newly married on a beach in Thailand when armed men arrive and take Johan away.Twelve years later, Carrie has rebuilt her life. She is remarried, has children, and is preparing to return to work as a surgeon. Then she sees a familiar face online — Johan, alive in Stockholm, with a new life of his own.Why did he never contact her?What really happened in Thailand?And should Carrie risk everything to find out?Books reviewedThe Eye of the Bedlam Bride – Matt DinnimanA wildly inventive, hilarious and action-packed instalment in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.A Deadly Episode – Anthony HorowitzA clever, funny Hawthorne mystery set around the filming of The Word Is Murder.Deception – Jack JordanA high-stakes thriller about desperate parents, impossible choices and a deadly game.Books mentionedThe One Day You Were My Husband – Rosie WalshThe Love of My Life – Rosie WalshGhosted / The Man Who Didn’t Call – Rosie WalshThe Things You’ll Never Know – Ashley AudrainThe Eye of the Bedlam Bride – Matt DinnimanA Deadly Episode – Anthony HorowitzDeception – Jack JordanBiscuit verdictNo biscuits for Rosie Walsh — but there is a memorable discussion of cold sliced hard-boiled eggs, fruit, yogurt and a life without sugar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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