How To Be a Good Wife
by:
Emma Chapman (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781447216186 (1447216180)
Publish date: January 3rd 2013
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Pages no: 273
Edition language: English
The entirety of this book is remarkably unsettling. This is a psychological thriller with the emphasis on psychological. Every bit of the writing, the characterization, even the setting suits the mood of the story. It is cold and bleak. Rooting for main character Marta becomes remarkably easy ver...
How to be a good wife by Emma Chapman was and interesting and unsettling read.I really enjoy books set in Scandinavia and How to be a good wife tells the story of Marta and Hector who have been married for a long time - so long that she finds it difficult to remember her life before him. He has alw...
Emma Chapman's debut novel "How to be a Good Wife" is a well written, compelling read with many layers, all of which revolve around the main character, Marta. Marta has been married to Hector for a long time. In fact, all of her adult life has been spent catering to him, their marriage, and their so...
Compared to the other book I was reading at the time, this was a fairly quick read and I was able to get this completed in a few days. The premise was interesting, especially since the title of the book throws off the reader. And while the title does have quite a bit to do with the storyline, in ...
Marta has never been completely well but her husband, Hector, has always been there to take care of her. He makes sure she takes her medications. He makes sure she gets her rest. He makes sure she doesn’t smoke. He makes sure she has enough to do to keep her at home. Having been given a copy of...
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