‘Crackles with female fire and fury’ – The Guardian<\/i>
‘A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown’ – The Observer<\/i><\/b>
‘Fast and furious’ – The Sunday Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Wife, <\/i>the gripping novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist<\/i>, is a nail-biting portrait of the beginning – and the end – of a rollercoaster marriage.<\/b><\/p>\n
When Zoe Stamper first catches the eye of the sophisticated Dr Penny Cartwright, she thinks her life has changed for the better. Entering into a relationship with an older woman introduces Zoe to a world she previously thought unreachable. Their love story begins.<\/p>\n
Now married with two children, Zoe is sick of living a lie. On the outside she’s a loving and beloved wife, but inside she’s a nervous wreck. She knows she must escape this secret darkness, but how?<\/p>\n
Moving between the beginning and the end of Zoe’s marriage, Wife<\/i> brilliantly conveys the horror, humour and suspense of a midlife bid for freedom.<\/p>\n
‘A terrific panic attack of a novel’ – i <\/i>newspaper<\/b>
‘Lacerating’ – Financial Times<\/i><\/b>
‘<\/i>Unbearably brilliant’ – Nigella Lawson
‘A gift to the reader . . . Irresistible’ – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love<\/i>
‘Compelling’ – Glamour<\/i>
‘Truly radical’ – The Spectator<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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