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Paperback. Pub Date: December 2008 Pages: 354 Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd the Meet: Gayle Beck the matriarch of Hunting Ridge society who struggles to reconcile her picture-perfect life with a numbing sense of unfulfilment; Love Welsh adoring mother . who battles with memories of a childhood lived in the shadow of a genius father; Marie Passeti. over-stretched divorce lawyer and mother. who has lost her passion for life and for her husband; and Janie Kirk. yummy mummy. whose quest for acceptance knows no bounds. In a world where happiness comes second to appearances. their domestic discontent spirals into an irreversible course of risk-taking. secrecy and self-destruction. For these four wives perfection is just a fa ade and behind closed doors infidelity. self-doubt and deceit run rife.
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Meet: Gayle Beck, the matriarch of Hunting Ridge society, who struggles to reconcile her picture-perfect life with a numbing sense of unfulfilment; Love Welsh, adoring mother, who battles with memories of a childhood lived in the shadow of a genius father; Marie Passeti, over-stretched divorce lawyer and mother, who has lost her passion for life and for her husband; and Janie Kirk, yummy mummy, whose quest for acceptance knows no bounds.
In a world where happiness comes second to appearances, their domestic discontent spirals into an irreversible course of risk-taking, secrecy and self-destruction. For these four wives perfection is just a façade and behind closed doors infidelity, self-doubt and deceit run rife.
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In a world where happiness comes second to appearances, their domestic discontent spirals into an irreversible course of risk-taking, secrecy and self-destruction. For these four wives perfection is just a façade and behind closed doors infidelity, self-doubt and deceit run rife.
"Acutely well observed and suspenseful ... a stunning reflection of life in an affluent American suburb, where the women seem to have everything ... except happiness. A great read." (Jane Green, author of Life Swap)
"A cleverly woven, sexy debut that is a fascinating peek inside the gilded cages of suburban matrimony ... A true page-turner treat." (Jill Kargman, author of Momzillas)
"A fascinating read. Wendy Walker delivers a blistering dissection of modern suburban marriage. I couldn't put it down." (Danielle Ganek, author of Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him)
"Walker's first novel is a treat. It's well written and features great characters, lots of humor, and dead-on analysis of friendship, marriage, and motherhood." (Library Journal)
"A cleverly woven, sexy debut that is a fascinating peek inside the gilded cages of suburban matrimony ... A true page-turner treat." (Jill Kargman, author of Momzillas)
"A fascinating read. Wendy Walker delivers a blistering dissection of modern suburban marriage. I couldn't put it down." (Danielle Ganek, author of Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him)
"Walker's first novel is a treat. It's well written and features great characters, lots of humor, and dead-on analysis of friendship, marriage, and motherhood." (Library Journal)
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- PublisherArrow
- Publication date2008
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- ISBN 13 9780099525158
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- Number of pages368
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