The Wife
Discover the critically acclaimed novel behind Glenn Close’s Oscar nominated performance
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2.0 • 2 Ratings
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- 65,00 kr
Publisher Description
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING GLENN CLOSE
A husband. A wife. A secret. Behind any great man, there’s always a greater woman.
Joe and Joan Castleman are on an aeroplane, 35,000 feet above the ocean. Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he is about to receive and Joan is plotting how to leave him. For too long Joan has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, subjugating her own talents and quietly being the keystone of his success.
The Wife is an acerbic and astonishing take on a marriage from its public face to the private world behind closed doors. Wolitzer has masterfully created an expose of lives lived in partnership and the truth that behind the compromises, dedication and promise inherent in marriage there so often lies a secret...
‘A triumph of tone and observation, The Wife is a blithe, brilliant take on sexual politics’ Lorrie Moore
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Meg Wolitzer is peerless in her examination of how marriages work—and The Wife is one of her funniest and most fearless novels. En route to a ceremony for a prestigious literary prize, 64-year-old Joan Castleman takes stock of her withering, emotionally abusive marriage to a superstar novelist with a taste for younger women. Wolitzer’s heroine ponders whether she should reveal the secret that would ruin Joe’s reputation; her mounting anger and frustration take the shape of deadly sardonic arrows that never miss their targets. Don’t miss Glenn Close’s amazing performance as Joan in the movie adaptation.
