Cecilia Fitzpatrick

Cecilia Fitzpatrick is one of the central characters in the novel “The Husband’s Secret.” She is the one who opens the “Pandora’s box” which seems to release evil in her life. Before she reads the letter written to her by her husband in the case of his death, Cecilia is the highly efficient mother of three daughters. She is president of the Friends and Parents organization at her children’s school and additionally sells Tupperware. She describes herself as a fixer. When she encounters a problem in her life, or in others’ lives, she wants to find a way to fix the problem. She considers herself a good person. During her daughter’s obsession with the Berlin Wall, Cecilia believes she would have been the one to stand up and help the boy who was shot when he tried to cross the wall instead of...