Maggie O’Farrell’s novel has four major characters. Lily rents a room from Marcus and becomes his lover. She quickly becomes obsessed with his previous lover, Sinead. Marcus has another roommate, Aiden, who purposely distances himself from Lily. He is happy to be moving out soon. Told in alternating viewpoints and perceptions, these four characters depict what might have occurred and what really happened.

It’s difficult to summarize My Lover’s Lover without giving away the unfolding plot, but the more I read, the more I became involved with all four characters. My Lover’s Lover is a terrific read that focuses on love, reality, truth, perceptions and jumping to conclusions.