The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
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 pre-eminent 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.
Format: Paperback | 224 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 13.4 x 1.1 | 288g -
Publication Date: 15 Jun 2004
Publisher: Scribner
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0743456661
ISBN13: 9780743456661
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.