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The Divorce

The Divorce

Domestic ThrillerPsychological Thriller
Pages
368
Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

Naomi believed she was living a love story — until her husband throws her out of their home, hires the most aggressive divorce attorneys money can buy, empties their joint accounts, and replaces her with a woman half his age. Instead of walking away to rebuild, Naomi can’t stop circling the one thing she can’t let go of: her husband’s new girlfriend. Curiosity hardens into fixation, and the more Naomi digs into the younger woman’s life, the more she uncovers — until she’s pulled into something far more dangerous than a bitter divorce, and forced to decide how far she’ll go to protect her family. A razor-edged story of a marriage curdling into vengeance, where the line between getting even and getting hurt all but disappears.

Prose complexity
3/10

Vibe

TenseDarkThought-Provoking
RevengeBetrayalMorally GreyUnreliable Narrator
Writing3.0Impact3.0Characters3.0Plot4.0Atmosphere3.0

Genres

Domestic Thriller Psychological Thriller Suspense Thriller Mystery Women's Fiction

About the author

F
Freida McFadden

Freida McFadden is the pen name of a practicing American physician who specializes in treating brain injury, and one of the best-selling psychological-thriller authors of her generation. She published under the pseudonym from her 2013 debut onward, keeping her identity hidden so her medical patients wouldn’t connect her to her fiction, and only revealed her real name publicly in April 2026. The name itself is a medical inside joke — “FREIDA” is the acronym for the American Medical Association’s...

Characters

Naomi (The Divorce)Protagonist

Thrown out by her husband during a hostile divorce, she becomes fixated on his younger girlfriend.

Jeremy RothAntagonist

Naomi's husband of five years; ends the marriage, hires aggressive divorce attorneys, empties their joint accounts, and begins a relationship with a much younger woman.

Veronica ChessonAntagonist

Jeremy's new girlfriend, half his age; the object of Naomi's escalating fixation and investigation.

Ezra FletcherSupporting

Naomi's divorce lawyer, who develops romantic feelings for her over the course of the case.

All characters in The Divorce

Frequently asked questions

  • What is "The Divorce" about?

    After a brutal divorce, a woman becomes obsessed with her ex-husband’s much-younger new girlfriend and uncovers something far more dangerous than she expected.

  • When does it come out?

    It is scheduled for release on May 26, 2026.

  • Who’s the main character?

    A scorned wife named Naomi.

  • Is there a film in the works?

    Film rights have been optioned, with Studiocanal and Working Title attached, according to Variety.

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