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Emma Chapman - How To Be a Good Wife - 9781447216193 - KTG0005881
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How To Be a Good Wife

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Description for How To Be a Good Wife Paperback. An original, haunting and unforgettable literary thriller from a highly acclaimed new author. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.

How to Be a Good Wife is a haunting and unforgettable literary thriller about the 'perfect marriage', by Emma Chapman.

Marta has been married to Hector for longer than she can remember. She has always tried hard to be a good wife.

But now Hector has come home with a secret. And Marta is beginning to imagine – or revisit – a terrifying truth . . .

'The unnamed Scandinavian setting has all the familiar elements of contemporary northern lights noir . . . a ruthless examination of the many layers of marriage, and a woman's opaque ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447216193
SKU
KTG0005881
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Emma Chapman
Emma Chapman was born in 1985 and grew up in Manchester. She studied English Literature at Edinburgh University, followed by a Masters in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. After university, she travelled in Scandinavia, which inspired the setting for How To Be a Good Wife.

Reviews for How To Be a Good Wife
‘On the surface the book is a highly competent, creepy little chiller, but beneath, like a silent, bolted and half-dark room, there’s a much bigger, equally disconcerting story about the nature of feminine experience.' Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize winning author of Wolf Hall ‘Taut, elegant and pitch-perfect. As soon as you've read it you'll want to talk about it’. ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for How To Be a Good Wife


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