- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 Reprint edition (31 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312367724
- ISBN-13: 978-0312367725
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm
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“"Four Wives" is a brilliantly clever and accurate study in domestic discontentment. Acutely well-observed and suspenseful, it's a stunning reflection of life in an affluent American suburb, where the women seem to have everything...except happiness. A great read.”
–Jane Green, author of "Swapping Lives""" “A cleverly woven, sexy debut that is a fascinating peek inside the gilded cages of suburban matrimony....A true page-turner treat.”
–Jill Kargman, author of "Momzillas" and co-author of "The Right Address"""
–Jane Green, author of "Swapping Lives""" “A cleverly woven, sexy debut that is a fascinating peek inside the gilded cages of suburban matrimony....A true page-turner treat.”
–Jill Kargman, author of "Momzillas" and co-author of "The Right Address"""
“A fascinating read. Wendy Walker delivers a blistering dissection of modern suburban marriage. I couldn't put it down.”
–Danielle Ganek, author of "Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him"
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Welcome to Hunting Ridge, home to outrageous wealth and four desperate wives...
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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27 May 2008
Format:Hardcover
I should have listened to the reviewer who wrote "meh" as the title of her review. Instead I went with the other reviewer. I agree, "meh" On the surface it seems as if it's a great book with lots of interesting characters. It is not. Toward the end of the book I seriously cared very little for any of them. I wouldn't waste my time.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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25 Feb 2008
Format:Hardcover
Four Wives is not a bad book, but it's a pretty forgettable one. Wendy Walker is an OK writer, but the characters she gives us are not interesting enough to hold the reader's attention for 300-plus pages. What begins as an interesting look into the lives of four frustrated housewives eventually loses its appeal, and the end is quite disappointing.
One caveat: I'm probably not the target reader for this novel, as I find the idea of living in the suburbs preferable only to jail -- and not by much. Perhaps if you live in the suburbs, or are planning to do so at some point, you might enjoy Four Wives more than I did.
One caveat: I'm probably not the target reader for this novel, as I find the idea of living in the suburbs preferable only to jail -- and not by much. Perhaps if you live in the suburbs, or are planning to do so at some point, you might enjoy Four Wives more than I did.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.5 Stars -- Accurate, but not too real
23 Jun 2009
Format:Paperback
Life complicates marriage and a woman's self-esteem. That's the truth. The problem with reading these types of novels is that we want the characters to be real, yet not so real that we lose the escapism of a good story because they remind us too much of our own less-than-storybook real lives. Wendy Walker does this well in Four Wives . These are women that could be your friends, your sisters. They support each other in the way that only women can -- with childcare help, a listening ear, or a good vanilla latte.
Love is a former child prodigy suffering with the invisible woman/Mommy syndrome.
Gayle is old money in the midst of the new money in her area, but she knows that money can't buy happiness, as she turns to prescription pills to help her cope.
Marie is a part-time working mother and resents the Stepford wives and is quickly realizing that she can't stand the suburbs.
Janie is impossibly beautiful (impossible because she's surgically enhanced and spends more time in the gym than most of us have to spare), and though she might appear to have it all, she's not happy.
It's a diverse group, and while none are completely likable, I found myself liking almost all of them -- just as we do our own friends and family -- warts and all.
Love is a former child prodigy suffering with the invisible woman/Mommy syndrome.
Gayle is old money in the midst of the new money in her area, but she knows that money can't buy happiness, as she turns to prescription pills to help her cope.
Marie is a part-time working mother and resents the Stepford wives and is quickly realizing that she can't stand the suburbs.
Janie is impossibly beautiful (impossible because she's surgically enhanced and spends more time in the gym than most of us have to spare), and though she might appear to have it all, she's not happy.
It's a diverse group, and while none are completely likable, I found myself liking almost all of them -- just as we do our own friends and family -- warts and all.
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