Wife

A Deeply Witty and Empathetic Novel from the Author of The Exhibitionist
A beautifully observed novel by literary star Charlotte Mendelson about the joys of passionate love and those left in its wake, told with Charlotte’s signature wit and wisdom.

'Charlotte Mendelson at her soul-searing best . Unbearably brilliant' – Nigella Lawson, bestselling author of Cook, Eat, Repeat

Wife by Charlotte Mendelson is heartbreaking and funny, profound and gripping, as it takes the reader from the end of a relationship to its beginning, and back again.

Zoe Stamper, junior researcher in Ancient Greek tragedy, meets fellow academic Dr Penny Cartwright at a faculty flute recital. Dr Cartwright seems impossibly glamorous to Zoe, who is, after all, several rungs down the academic pecking order. But Penny leaves Zoe a cryptic note, and a passionate affair ensues.

Once Penny confesses all to her live-in lover, Justine, the couple’s happiness seems assured. But there is something else Penny needs in her life as badly as Zoe’s adoration, and thus the beginning of their affair might also have signalled its explosive end .

'A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown' – The Observer

'Mendelson is a master of the literary monster' – The Sunday Times

'A gift to the reader . Irresistible' – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love

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