The Wife
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:5th Aug '04
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Sharp witty tale about the sexual politics of a marriage from New York Times bestseller and author of the acclaimed The Interestings
Their Secret
Joe and Joan Castleman are en route to Helsinki. Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he will receive there, while Joan is plotting how to leave him. For too long she has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, whilst quietly being the keystone of his success.
A Husband. A Wife. Their Secret
Joe and Joan Castleman are en route to Helsinki. Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he will receive there, while Joan is plotting how to leave him. For too long she has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, whilst quietly being the keystone of his success. But behind the compromises, the disappointment and disillusionment there lies a secret…
Meg Wolitzer is so funny and clever she should be bottled and sold as tonic * Allison Pearson *
A triumph of tone and observation, The Wife is a blithe, brilliant take on sexual politics * Lorrie Moore *
Hilarious and touching * Erica Wagner, The Times *
With a great lightness of touch, Wolitzer's novel satirises American literary circles of the Seventies and Eighties and traces the generation of wives who poured their own creative energies into "stoking the fires" of their husbands' reputations. * Emma Hagestadt, Independent *
The wife was published less than a decade ago, but I say it is already a classic - and I have no idea why it's author remains so less well known than her US compatriots, Alison Lurie and Lorrie Moore. * Observer *
ISBN: 9780099478195
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm
Weight: 159g
224 pages