June 2013 Debut of the Month.
A witty and wise story about a woman amidst a midlife crisis who agrees to anonymously participate in a survey about marital happiness, only to experience a reawakening through the power of confession. Satirising our obsession with the internet the tale unfolds via Facebook statuses, Google searches, questionnaires and first person narrative. A deliciously revealing expose about all the juicy stuff that matters: parenting, sex, ageing, happiness, security and the ongoing tug of war between love and marriage.
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it was because my husband and I were running out of things to say to each other. But when the online study called Marriage in the 21st Century showed up in my inbox, I had no idea it would change my life. It wasn't long before I was assigned both a pseudonym (Wife 22) and a caseworker (Researcher 101). And, just like that, I found myself answering questions. Before the study, I was Alice Buckle: wife and mother, drama teacher and Facebook chatter, downloader of memories and Googler of solutions. But these days, I'm also Wife 22. And somehow, my correspondence with Researcher 101 has taken an unexpectedly personal turn. Soon, I'll have to make a decision--one that will affect my family, my marriage, my whole life. But at the moment, I'm too busy answering questions. As it turns out, confession can be a very powerful aphrodisiac.
Wife 22 features in the following genres: Family Drama, eBooks of the Month, Debut Books of the Month, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Recommendations, General Fiction
Wife 22 is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Wife 22 was written by Melanie Gideon and published by Harper an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Wife 22 has 469 pages
