Our heroine, Gillian of the title, is a devoted housewife, mother of two adult children and wife to a cheating yet much loved US congressman. Her husband's many affairs are no secret to her but she has chosen to turn a blind eye for the sake of her children, first and foremost, and for the the sake of her husband's career secondly. The last thing she wants is her family's dirty laundry spread all over the newspapers and cable news shows.
But something snaps inside Gillian when she discovers a hotel key in her husband's jacket pocket one evening. And a hunch leads her to discover her husband's newest lover is a twenty year old campaign volunteer. Disgusted and finally fed up, Gillian decides that enough is enough. It's time to start living life for herself rather than her husband. And it's time to patch up the wounds her husband's ambition and infidelities have created in her family.
But why do those political wives stay? Why do we always see them standing alongside their husbands smiling that tight stepford wife smile during those all too often press conferences. The political husband was caught with a staffer, caught with a man, caught with a goat, whathaveyou. Releasing Gillian's Wolves lets you in on a little of the "why". Why? Because it's often very complicated. Would you rather live quietly separate yet together with your cheating husband or would you rather have your dirty laundry splashed all over the tabloids? I can see now, a little, why they stay, especially when there are children involved.
Gillian's story is a story of redemption and courage. 50 years old and never having been on her own, she's scared to death of making a new life, let alone finding love again. Having always lived your life for someone else, how do you even begin living it for yourself? You'll cheer for Gillian as she finally stands up to her pig of a husband. I did. However, I have to admit, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. Maybe it's from reading too much Lisa See and Anita Shreve but I was waiting for a tragedy to strike poor Gillian. I was waiting for the evil husband to turn on her and make her life hell again. I was pleased that that wasn't the case with Woolpy's story. A happy ending is sometimes nice!
*Please note, in accordance with FTC guidelines, I must disclose that I received this book for free from the author in exchange for a review published on my blog. But you guys know me. That didn't influence my opinion. If I didn't like it, I'd let you know.
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