ISBN: 9781922458421 - The Secret Wife (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For readers of Robert Hillman and Toni Jordan, and written by an award-winning author and screenwriter, The Secret Wife a tense, heartfelt story of female friendship and liberation in the turbulent 1960sIn 1961, on the day that Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to rocket into outer space, Edith Devine moves into her brand-new suburban home-and meets her new neighbour, Frankie Heyman. Frankie is a glamorous, sophisticated foil to the quiet, clever Edith, and the two housewives become firm friends.Then, when Frankie's domineering husband Ralph refuses to let her get a job, Edith hatches a plan to keep her friend's household running while Frankie secretly goes out to work-and so Edith becomes Frankie's secret wife. As Frankie builds a business empire, Edith runs both their homes: dusting, cleaning and cooking her way through the sexual revolution, the summer of love and the second wave of feminism. Throughout the 1960s, the world's great events seem to be mirrored in the lives of two women-until the day in 1969 when the first humans step out onto the surface of the moon, and Frankie and Edith face a calamitous reckoning.The Secret Wife is an irresistible story of fierce love, unconditional sacrifice and the transcendent power of pulling together. For readers of Robert Hillman and Toni Jordan, and written by an award-winning author and screenwriter, The Secret Wifea tense, heartfelt story of female friendship and liberation in the turbulent 1960s. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1961, on the day that Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to rocket into outer space, Edith Devine moves into her brand-new suburban homeand meets her new neighbour, Frankie Heyman. Frankie is a glamorous, sophisticated foil to the quiet, clever Edith, and the two housewives become firm friends. Then, when Frankies domineering husband Ralph refuses to let her get a job, Edith hatches a plan to keep her friends household running while Frankie secretly goes out to workand so Edith becomes Frankies secret wife. As Frankie builds a business empire, Edith runs both their homes: dusting, cleaning and cooking her way through the sexual revolution, the summer of love and the second wave of feminism. Throughout the 1960s, the worlds great events seem to be mirrored in the lives of two womenuntil the day in 1969 when the first humans step out onto the surface of the moon, and Frankie and Edith face a calamitous reckoning. The Secret Wife is an irresistible story of fierce love, unconditional sacrifice and the transcendent power of pulling together. For readers of Robert Hillman and Toni Jordan, and written by an award-winning author and screenwriter, The Secret Wifea tense, heartfelt story of female friendship and liberation in the turbulent 1960s. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For readers of Robert Hillman and Toni Jordan, and written by an award-winning author and screenwriter, The Secret Wife a tense, heartfelt story of female friendship and liberation in the turbulent 1960sIn 1961, on the day that Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to rocket into outer space, Edith Devine moves into her brand-new suburban home-and meets her new neighbour, Frankie Heyman. Frankie is a glamorous, sophisticated foil to the quiet, clever Edith, and the two housewives become firm friends.Then, when Frankie's domineering husband Ralph refuses to let her get a job, Edith hatches a plan to keep her friend's household running while Frankie secretly goes out to work-and so Edith becomes Frankie's secret wife. As Frankie builds a business empire, Edith runs both their homes: dusting, cleaning and cooking her way through the sexual revolution, the summer of love and the second wave of feminism. Throughout the 1960s, the world's great events seem to be mirrored in the lives of two women-until the day in 1969 when the first humans step out onto the surface of the moon, and Frankie and Edith face a calamitous reckoning.The Secret Wife is an irresistible story of fierce love, unconditional sacrifice and the transcendent power of pulling together. For readers of Robert Hillman and Toni Jordan, and written by an award-winning author and screenwriter, The Secret Wifea tense, heartfelt story of female friendship and liberation in the turbulent 1960s. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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