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How To Be A Good Wife is a disquieting novel by debut novelist Emma Chapman. This subtle psychological thriller is an intriguing tale of half truths and lies, madness and mystery.

Make your home a place of peace and order.

Marta Bjornstad has always striven to be a good wife and mother, following the rules in the manual gifted to her on her wedding day, but now that her son has left home to lead his own life, her days seem long and empty. Her husband Hector, more than twenty years her senior, main
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Karen
Oct 22, 2023 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Marta is married to Hector and she has always tried to be a good wife. Hector rescued her, saved her life and she has always been grateful to him, but her life feels empty now now their son Kylan has left home and it is just the two of them. She has stopped taking her medication and she is seeing this little blonde girl, she is trying to tell her something. She starts remembering things before her life with Hector, she wants to get away from him. A quick easy read.
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