The Wife: A Novel (Ulverscroft Ser.)

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Synopsis
Meg Wolitzer brings her characteristic wit and intelligence to a provocative story about the evolution of a marriage, the nature of partnership, the question of a male or female sensibility, and the place for an ambitious woman in a man's world.

The moment Joan Castleman decides to leave her husband, they are thirty-five thousand feet above the ocean on a flight to Helsinki. Joan's husband, Joseph, is one of America's preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent forty years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop.

From this gripping opening, Meg Wolitzer flashes back to 1950s Smith College and Greenwich Village and follows the course of the marriage that has brought the couple to this breaking point--one that results in a shocking revelation.

With her skillful storytelling and pitch-perfect observations, Wolitzer has crafted a wise and candid look at the choices all men and women make--in marriage, work, and life.

Copyright:
2003

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781416584889
Related ISBNs:
9781982110765, 9781982110765
Publisher:
Scribner
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Copyrighted By:
Meg Wolitzer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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