The Wife by Meg Wolitzer

The story of the long and stormy marriage between novelist Joe Castleman and his wife Joan and the secret they've kept for decades. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Joe and Joan Castleman are on route to Helsinki, Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he will receive and Joan is plotting how to leave him. Their marriage has been careering towards this moment, Joe's chance to bask in the glory of a life dedicated to letters and Joan's final appearance as his adoring wife. For too long Joan has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, subjugating her own talents and quietly being the keystone of his success. The Wife is an acerbic and astonishing take on a marriage from its public face to the private world behind closed doors. Wolitzer has masterfully created an expose of lives lived in partnership and the truth that behind the compromises, dedication and promise inherent in marriage there so often lies a secret underpinning it all. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

'A triumph of tone and observation, The Wife is a blithe, brilliant take on sexual politics and literary vanity...It is the most engaging, funny and satisfying novel the witty Meg Wolitzer has yet written' Lorrie Moore 'An astonishingly dry, funny and gripping account of two writers trapped for life in an ever-more bizarre marriage...persuasive, hilarious and even frightening. The Wife is a milestone in the career of one of her generation's truest novelists' Adam Gopnik 'A rollicking, perfectly pitched triumph...Wolitzer's talent for comedy of manners reaches a heady high' Los Angeles Times 'Deploys a calm, seamless humor...Rage might be the signature emotion of the powerless, but in Wolitzer's hands, rage is also very funny' The New York Times Book Review http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Title: The Wife
• New edition
• Imprint name: Vintage
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