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Sally Hepworth

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Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, most recently Darling Girls. Sally’s novels have been called “darkly charming” and praised by authors Emily Giffin and Liane Moriarty as “totally absorbing” and “fiction at its finest.”

Sally's novels are available around the globe in English and have been translated into over 30 languages. She has sold over two million books worldwide.

Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her family. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 1,159,375 ratings · 108,061 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Good Sister 4.15 avg rating — 226,335 ratings — published 2020 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darling Girls 3.99 avg rating — 208,709 ratings — published 2024 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mother-in-Law 3.96 avg rating — 196,698 ratings — published 2019 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soulmate 3.78 avg rating — 182,645 ratings — published 2022 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Younger Wife 3.78 avg rating — 117,974 ratings — published 2021 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Next Door 3.82 avg rating — 75,632 ratings — published 2018 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Things We Keep 3.94 avg rating — 35,399 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets of Midwives 3.86 avg rating — 34,517 ratings — published 2015 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mother's Promise 4.15 avg rating — 26,387 ratings — published 2017 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ex-Wives Club (Alibis Collection, #2) 3.48 avg rating — 30,341 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 30, 2025 01:50AM · 144 likes · like
Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing The Names by Florence Knapp	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 31, 2025 05:17PM · 137 likes · like
Sally Hepworth and 36 other people liked Dallas Strawn's review of Mad Mabel: "Mad Mabel is Sally Hepworth at her absolute best—brilliantly quirky, wickedly funny, and packed with jaw-dropping twists that had me gasping out loud. The story follows 81-year-old Elsie, who has spent 6 decades in solitude in her new identity living " Read more of this review »
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Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing End of Story by A.J. Finn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 18, 2024 05:25AM · 148 likes · like
Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing Meant to Be by Emily Giffin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sally Hepworth rated a book it was amazing Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Sally Hepworth (?)

“The library belongs to everyone. The library, Janet used to say, is one of only a few places in the world that one doesn't need to believe anything or buy anything to come inside.”
― Sally Hepworth, The Good Sister

tags: everyone-belongs, library

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“I like it when people remember that I'm a person, not just a person with Alzheimer's.”
― Sally Hepworth, The Things We Keep

tags: alzheimers

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“but I doubt there is a loss in the universe more profound than a daughter losing her mother.”
― Sally Hepworth, The Mother-in-Law

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What’s your favourite Sally Hepworth book?

The Good Sister

12 votes, 38.7%

The Soulmate

10 votes, 32.3%

The Mother-in-Law

6 votes, 19.4%

The Family Next Door

1 vote, 3.2%

The Things We Keep

1 vote, 3.2%

The Mother's Promise

1 vote, 3.2%

The Younger Wife

0 votes, 0.0%

The Secrets of Midwives

0 votes, 0.0%

Uncharted Waters

0 votes, 0.0%

31 total votes

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