Wife : A Darkly Comic Queer Love Story Gone Wrong

by Mendelson, Charlotte

Of specific Lesbian interest

Published 08/08/2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Mantle) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 368 pages

'A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown' – The ObserverWife is the bitingly witty new novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist, Charlotte Mendelson.

Dr Penny Cartwright is everything that Zoe Stamper is not: glamorous, sophisticated and openly gay. When they begin a passionate affair, a lifetime of wedded bliss seems within Zoe’s grasp. But this is not a love story. It’s the story of how love can bring about disaster . . .

'Crackles with female fire and fury' – The Guardian'Unbearably brilliant' – Nigella Lawson, bestselling author of Cook, Eat, Repeat'Fast and furious' – The Sunday Times'A gift to the reader . . . Irresistible' – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love'A terrific panic attack of a novel' – i newspaper