THE WIFE by Meg Wolitzer ( 9780099478195 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE WIFE

By:

Meg Wolitzer

Format:

Paperback

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£9.99

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£7.29

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ISBN 10:

0099478196

ISBN 13:

9780099478195

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Publisher:

VINTAGE PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

5 August, 2004

Pages:

224

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

A husband. A wife. A secret. 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. 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...

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Vintage

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