How to Be a Good Wife - Softcover

Chapman, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447218523 ISBN 13: 9781447218524

Publisher: Picador, 2013

Synopsis

I know what my husband would say: that I have too much time on my hands; that I need to keep myself busy. That I need to take my medication. Empty nest syndrome, he tells his friends at the pub, his mother. He's always said I have a vivid imagination. Marta and Hector have been married for a long time. So long that she finds it difficult to remember her life before him. He has always taken care of her, and she has always done everything she can to be a good wife. But now Marta is starting to doubt her life with Hector. A blonde girl has appeared in the shadows, and she seems to be telling her something. Is Marta hallucinating? Or could this be a memory, rising to the surface...? Marta and Hector have been married for a long time - so long that she finds it difficult to remember her life before him. He has always taken care of her, and she has always done everything she can to be a good wife. But when Hector comes home with a secret, their ordered domestic life begins to unravel, and Marta begins to see things, or perhaps to remember them. In the shadows there is a blonde girl that only Marta can see. And she wants something . . .

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Review:

"An accomplished debut from a writer who shows insight and emotional power."--Hilary Mantel, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies
""[An] extraordinary book...Chapman has written a brilliant twist."--"The New York Times Book Review
""On the surface the book is a highly competent, creepy little chiller, but beneath, like a silent, bolted, and half-dark room, there's a much bigger, equally disconcerting story about the nature of feminine experience."--Hilary Mantel, "New York Times"-winning author of author of "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies
""[The] claustrophobic, interior-driven narrative harks back to Charlotte Perkins Gilman's disturbing feminist classic" The Yellow Wallpaper," or even Ibsen's "A Doll's House.""--"The Guardian" (London)
"[A] chilling debut...Chapman excels at creating tension and suspense."--"Publishers Weekly
"""How To Be a Good Wife" is at once claustrophobic, startling and hauntingly beautiful. It's that amazing, awful kind of book that will stay with you long after you wish it would let you go."--Liza Klaussmann, author of "Tigers in Red Weather
""A compelling, twisty tale of deception and distrust. Beautifully written, and very clever."--Elizabeth Haynes, author of "Into the Darkest Corner"

An accomplished debut from a writer who shows insight and emotional power. "Hilary Mantel, New York Times bestselling author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies"

[An] extraordinary book...Chapman has written a brilliant twist. "The New York Times Book Review"

On the surface the book is a highly competent, creepy little chiller, but beneath, like a silent, bolted, and half-dark room, there's a much bigger, equally disconcerting story about the nature of feminine experience. "Hilary Mantel, New York Times winning author of author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies"

[The] claustrophobic, interior-driven narrative harks back to Charlotte Perkins Gilman's disturbing feminist classic" The Yellow Wallpaper," or even Ibsen's "A Doll's House." "The Guardian (London)"

[A] chilling debut...Chapman excels at creating tension and suspense. "Publishers Weekly"

"How To Be a Good Wife" is at once claustrophobic, startling and hauntingly beautiful. It's that amazing, awful kind of book that will stay with you long after you wish it would let you go. "Liza Klaussmann, author of Tigers in Red Weather"

A compelling, twisty tale of deception and distrust. Beautifully written, and very clever. "Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner""

An accomplished debut from a writer who shows insight and emotional power. Hilary Mantel, New York Times bestselling author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

[An] extraordinary book...Chapman has written a brilliant twist. The New York Times Book Review

On the surface the book is a highly competent, creepy little chiller, but beneath, like a silent, bolted, and half-dark room, there's a much bigger, equally disconcerting story about the nature of feminine experience. Hilary Mantel, New York Times winning author of author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

[The] claustrophobic, interior-driven narrative harks back to Charlotte Perkins Gilman's disturbing feminist classic The Yellow Wallpaper, or even Ibsen's A Doll's House. The Guardian (London)

[A] chilling debut...Chapman excels at creating tension and suspense. Publishers Weekly

How To Be a Good Wife is at once claustrophobic, startling and hauntingly beautiful. It's that amazing, awful kind of book that will stay with you long after you wish it would let you go. Liza Klaussmann, author of Tigers in Red Weather

A compelling, twisty tale of deception and distrust. Beautifully written, and very clever. Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner

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"An accomplished debut from a writer who shows insight and emotional power." --Hilary Mantel, New York Times bestselling author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

"[An] extraordinary book...Chapman has written a brilliant twist." --The New York Times Book Review

"On the surface the book is a highly competent, creepy little chiller, but beneath, like a silent, bolted, and half-dark room, there's a much bigger, equally disconcerting story about the nature of feminine experience." --Hilary Mantel, New York Times-winning author of author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

"[The] claustrophobic, interior-driven narrative harks back to Charlotte Perkins Gilman's disturbing feminist classic The Yellow Wallpaper, or even Ibsen's A Doll's House." --The Guardian (London)

"[A] chilling debut...Chapman excels at creating tension and suspense." --Publishers Weekly

"How To Be a Good Wife is at once claustrophobic, startling and hauntingly beautiful. It's that amazing, awful kind of book that will stay with you long after you wish it would let you go." --Liza Klaussmann, author of Tigers in Red Weather

"A compelling, twisty tale of deception and distrust. Beautifully written, and very clever." --Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner

Book Description:

An original, haunting and unforgettable literary thriller from a highly acclaimed new author.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1447218523
• ISBN 13: 9781447218524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288