One of bestselling author Meg Wolitzer’s most beloved books—an “acerbically funny” (Entertainment Weekly) and “intelligent portrait of deception” (The New York Times). The Wife is the story of the long and stormy marriage between a world-famous novelist, Joe Castleman, and his wife Joan, and the secret they’ve kept for decades. The novel opens just as Joe is about to receive a prestigious international . The Wife. Meg Wolitzer, Simon Schuster. pp. ISBN Summary. "The moment I decided to leave him, the moment I thought, enough, we were thirty-five thousand feet above the ocean, hurtling forward but giving the illusion of stillness and tranquility. Just like our marriage." So opens Meg Wolitzer's compelling and provocative novel The Wife, as Joan Castleman sits beside . · THE WIFE. by Meg Wolitzer ‧ RELEASE DATE: Ap. Forty-five years of a bad marriage laid out in pat detail, by the author, most recently, of Surrender Dorothy (). On the way to Helsinki, where her novelist husband Joe is to receive a major literary award, year-old Joan Castleman relives their years together as she steels herself to tell Joe she’s leaving him.
In her many novels, such as The Interestings, The Uncoupling, The Ten-Year Nap, The Position, and The Wife, Meg Wolitzer brings readers deep into the lives of others. A feminist thread runs through Wolitzer's work, particularly her groundbreaking essay, "The Second Shelf," an examination of the underrepresentation of women writers. Now a major motion picture starring Glenn Close in her Golden Globe-winning role! One of bestselling author Meg Wolitzer's most beloved books—an "acerbically funny" (Entertainment Weekly) and "intelligent portrait of deception" (The New York Times).The Wife is the story of the long and stormy marriage between a world-famous novelist, Joe Castleman, and his wife Joan, and the. Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Wife by Meg Wolitzer, read by Dawn Harvey. Soon to be a major motion picture coming in September 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, feet above the ocean.
The Wife Meg Wolitzer, Simon Schuster pp. ISBN Summary "The moment I decided to leave him, the moment I thought, enough, we were thirty-five thousand feet above the ocean, hurtling forward but giving the illusion of stillness and tranquility. THE WIFE. By Meg Wolitzer. [This is an excerpt from the original book review, “In the Shadow of the Big Boys.”] Here are three words that land with a thunk: “gender,” “writing” and. A good written novel, a story of wrong compromises and sacrifices at life the narrator, Joan the wife, has been married to successful author Joseph Castleman for over forty years, they were traveling where Joseph will receive a major literary award, but she has finally decided to leave him the story of the Castleman couple is told in a series of flashbacks the begining of their relationships in the mid 50s, Joe's success and fame, their children, and while Joan was trying to be a supportive.
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