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Alice Buckle is in turmoil as her 45th birthday approaches. Her own mother died at age 45, Alice’s relationship to her husband, William, has become distant, she worries that her daughter has an eating disorder and suspects that her son is gay and in denial. When she receives an email asking her to participate in a marriage survey, she does so without telling anyone (becoming “Wife 22”). Complications arise as she pursues an increasingly personal email correspondence with “Researcher 101.”
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Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
Summary: Maybe it was those extra five pounds I’d gained. Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it was because after almost twenty years of marriage my husband and I seemed to be running out of things to say to each other.
But when the anonymous online study called “Marriage in the 21st Century” showed ...more
Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
Summary: Maybe it was those extra five pounds I’d gained. Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it was because after almost twenty years of marriage my husband and I seemed to be running out of things to say to each other.
But when the anonymous online study called “Marriage in the 21st Century” showed ...more
I read a lot, and I read widely, but there are a few things that will make me put down a book immediately. One of those things is when marital infidelity is central to the plot. That said, I couldn't put this book down. Bite-sized chapters, good pacing, and excellent dialogue kept me coming back even as I was nervous for the state of the main character's marriage.
I did feel like there were some superfluous characters that were probably thrown in as red herrings. I don't think a red herring is en ...more
I did feel like there were some superfluous characters that were probably thrown in as red herrings. I don't think a red herring is en ...more
Wife 22 was a fun book to read. The plot "twist" was pretty predictable, but it was entertaining getting there.
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Jul 12, 2012
Theresa Ritschard
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