An evening with Adele Parks at Waterstones Deansgate

We are delighted to welcome bestselling author Adele Parks to Deansgate, to celebrate the paper back release of .
Joined in conversation by her husband Jim, Adele will discuss her novels and answer audience questions, followed by a signing.
About First Wife's Shadow
Smart, wealthy and grounded, Emma has worked hard for her success. When she meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, he seems like the icing on the cake.Initially, Emma’s friends are delighted, but as the relationship quickly develops, they worry Emma could be being exploited. She’s a rich woman, after all.
While Emma isn’t worried about Matthew having so much less than her, she does have one tiny doubt about her new relationship. If Matthew’s wife hadn’t died, he wouldn’t be with her. And sometimes Emma wonders if she is second best. The more she thinks about Matthew’s first wife, the more obsessed she becomes with a woman she can never know.As jealousy and suspicion blossom between Emma and Matthew, events take a darker, dangerous turn. Emma doesn’t know who she can trust. Her friends? Her husband? Or even herself…?
‘I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time’ Lucy Foley

‘As always with Adele… this is an absolutely gripping read’ Richard Osman

‘Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twists’ Ian Rankin

‘This is Adele Parks at the peak of her powers’ Louise Candlish

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom