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Wife: The Intensely Witty and Empathetic Novel from the Author of The Exhibitionist

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'Crackles with female fire and fury' – The Guardian 'A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown' – The Observer 'Fast and furious' – The Sunday Times

Discover the bitingly witty novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist, Charlotte Mendelson.

Dr Penny Cartwright is everything that Zoe Stamper is not: glamorous, sophisticated and openly gay. When they begin a passionate affair, a lifetime of wedded bliss seems within Zoe’s grasp. But this is not a love story. It’s the story of how love can bring about disaster . . .

'A terrific panic attack of a novel' – i newspaper 'Lacerating' – Financial Times 'Unbearably brilliant' – Nigella Lawson 'A gift to the reader . . . Irresistible' – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love 'Compelling' – Glamour 'Truly radical' – The Spectator

© 2024 Mantle (Audiobook): 9781529052855

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Audiobook: 8 August 2024

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