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For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 6452818 2 6643024 10 2 2009 The Wife's Tale: A Novel total:47|5:10|4:21|3:13|2:2|1:1| 47 178 232 23 26413 3.86 3228 846 68573538 2143983 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 34
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 12:31:57 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 12:33:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65899929 2434215 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 14:27:43 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 22:48:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 72760413 1464600 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 3 0 false Mon Sep 28 07:40:06 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 13:52:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80953203 1532455 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 06:55:06 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 25 20:17:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 66314744 1270609 6067444 0307398382 9780307398383 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6067444.The_Wife_s_Tale 3.77 13
In Lori Lansens’ Leaford, Ontario — home of Rose and Ruby Darlen, the sorrowing parents of Larry Merkel, and not far from Rusholme where Addy Shadd once looked after an abandoned child — love and grief combine to awaken an obese woman from her loneliness. When her husband doesn’t come home on the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch, who has never learned to be self-sufficient, sets out on a truly remarkable journey of self-discovery that takes her first to the big city and then to another country.]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 11:36:24 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 20:26:00 -0700 2009 1
The Plot: Mary Gooch is a morbidly obese woman with a pretty face, a husband of 25 years, and a small bubble of a life that she's content to go on living in. That is, until her h...more...]]> 68020443 2635637 6067444 0307398382 9780307398383 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6067444.The_Wife_s_Tale 3.79 47
In Lori Lansens’ Leaford, Ontario — home of Rose and Ruby Darlen, the sorrowing parents of Larry Merkel, and not far from Rusholme where Addy Shadd once looked after an abandoned child — love and grief combine to awaken an obese woman from her loneliness. When her husband doesn’t come home on the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch, who has never learned to be self-sufficient, sets out on a truly remarkable journey of self-discovery that takes her first to the big city and then to another country.]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 07:36:14 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:38:14 -0700 2009 The Girls, is one of my favourite and Rush Home Road was a wonderful novel which I loved too. Her new work,The Wife's Tale A Novel, while well written with and interesting main character in Mary Gooch, was not as strong as her previous two works. In thi...more...]]> 73030464 1454470 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 30 13:20:50 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 01 08:37:35 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 60661261 1409064 6067444 0307398382 9780307398383 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6067444.The_Wife_s_Tale 3.79 47
In Lori Lansens’ Leaford, Ontario — home of Rose and Ruby Darlen, the sorrowing parents of Larry Merkel, and not far from Rusholme where Addy Shadd once looked after an abandoned child — love and grief combine to awaken an obese woman from her loneliness. When her husband doesn’t come home on the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch, who has never learned to be self-sufficient, sets out on a truly remarkable journey of self-discovery that takes her first to the big city and then to another country.]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:12:36 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 11:31:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70107348 689723 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 19:53:36 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 09:33:17 -0700 2009
By the end of this book, I was cheering ...more...]]> 76310037 2654892 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:38:18 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 13:29:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76016141 2240526 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 5 0 false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 10:42:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 08:37:05 -0700 2009 1 72876428 2083891 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 3 0 false Tue Sep 29 07:06:50 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 07:08:14 -0700 2009 81290672 1172580 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Dec 17 08:12:39 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 08:14:14 -0800 2009 76200470 2083813 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 5 0 false Fri Oct 30 07:24:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 07:25:35 -0700 2009
So much to discuss]]> 73914893 2251962 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 1 0 false Thu Oct 08 17:50:39 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 17:52:26 -0700 2009 72517107 355532 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 2 0 false Fri Sep 25 20:43:18 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 20:43:18 -0700 2009 77543393 990534 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 3 0 false Wed Nov 25 13:16:53 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 08:09:23 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 08:17:56 -0800 2009 72981711 1134857 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 05:54:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 05:54:56 -0700 2009 79066428 1578784 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 5 0 false Thu Nov 26 15:06:36 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 15:06:36 -0800 2009 78871093 878615 6452818 0316069310 9780316069311 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359m/6452818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255992359s/6452818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452818-the-wife-s-tale 3.79 47
For the first time in her life, she boards a plane and flies across the country to find her lost husband. So used to hiding from the world, Mary finds that in the bright sun and broad vistas of California, she is forced to look up from the pavement. And what she finds fills her with inner strength she's never felt before. Through it all, Mary not only finds kindred spirits, but reunites with a more intimate stranger no longer sequestered by fear and habit: herself.]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 12:08:02 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:36:34 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6452818