The Younger Wife

What role do the wedding guests, including Fiona, play in creating suspense and tension within the narrative? How does their confusion and limited knowledge of what has transpired heighten psychological tension?

How do Tully’s young children, especially Miles, contribute to the novel’s exploration of intergenerational trauma? Consider how Tully’s upbringing has shaped how she parents her own children?

Stephen Aston uses his professional authority as a respected surgeon to lend credibility to his gaslighting and manipulation. Analyze the specific ways his social status and medical knowledge become tools of coercive control, both within his family and in public settings like the hospital.