Book review: The Week I Ruined My Life by Caroline Grace Cassidy

This is the story of the disintegration of a marriage and the allure of a single handsome man who is besotted with Ali, the main character, writes Colette Sheridan.

Thirty-something Ali, a mother of two, is married to Colin, her childhood sweet heart. While Ali can’t help remembering the cool guy she fell in love with during her school days, she is disappointed that she doesn’t fancy Colin anymore.

And while he occasionally exhibits consideration for his wife, he is for the most part an obnoxious presence, belittling Ali’s poorly paid job in community arts and sniffing out the threat to his marriage in the form of Owen, a fun-loving artist who starts working with Ali and flirting with her.