The Doctor's Wife: A Novel (Paladin Bks.)

By: Brian Moore

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Synopsis: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A married woman begins an impulsive affair in Paris in this novel of &“brilliant insight&” (The Times, London). Sheila Redden, a devoted mother and reserved wife of a busy Belfast surgeon, is awaiting the arrival of her husband at a Paris hotel. In a matter of days, they&’ll be celebrating a second honeymoon after sixteen years of marriage. But Sheila never could&’ve imagined the chance encounter with Tom, a handsome and attentive American student—or that in one inexplicable moment, she&’d abandon everything she knows to disappear into the unknown with an irresistible stranger. It&’s more than a sexual awakening. It&’s a chance to see her ordinary life from a distance—her dutiful role as mother and wife, her sacrifices, her lost sense of self, and the realization that she&’s already been vanishing little by little for quite some time. All the while, Sheila&’s concerned husband and brother are retracing her steps, following her on a cathartic and devastating journey that&’s far from over.