Wife 22

Wife 22

by Melanie Gideon (Author)

Synopsis

'I loved it, loved it, loved it. It's so funny and true and sad and hopeful and wise and ultimately heartwarming.' Marian Keyes 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.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 21 Jun 2012

ISBN 10: 0007481772
ISBN 13: 9780007481774

Media Reviews
'I loved it, loved it, loved it. It's so funny and true and sad and real and clever and of-the-moment. Also so hopeful and wise and ultimately heartwarming.' Marian Keyes 'With a quirky narrative that mixes Facebook statues, questionnaires, Google searches and chatty prose, this is a funny and poignant story that explores how confession can sometimes be the ultimate aphrodisiac' Easy Living ' Did I really try and pass off Ikea meatballs as my own? Did I really admit to our friends that we have sex only once a month? Just minor questions for Alice Buckle as her life scrambles' Sainsbury's Magazine 'In the crowded pool of novels about midlife crises, Wife 22 has the buoyancy of water wings' Washington Post
Author Bio
Melanie Gideon is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir The Slippery Year, which received huge critical acclaim. She has written for The Times, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, More and Marie Claire.