Worst Fears: A Novel

By: Fay Weldon

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Synopsis: A husband&’s sudden death reveals some unpleasant truths: &“Fast-paced black comedy . . . compulsively readable.&” —Publishers Weekly When Worst Fears opens, Alexandra Ludd has been a widow for less than seventy hours, her husband, Ned, former theater critic and stay-at-home father to their young son, Sascha, having died of an apparent heart attack. Alexandra, beautiful, adored darling of the London stage, is too overcome with grief to realize she&’s been lied to: Ned didn&’t keel over in the dining room, as her good friends told her. He died in their marital bed—and he wasn&’t alone. At first Alexandra&’s in denial, but when Ned&’s mistress starts stalking her, she must face the truth: The man she loved was unfaithful. To add insult to injury, it seems everyone knew about Ned and dumpy, middle-aged, married Jenny Linden. A scathing exposé of infidelity, Worst Fears is Fay Weldon at her most fiendishly funny and cutting.