{"product_id":"wife-by-charlotte-mendelson-9781529052824","title":"Wife","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A master at family drama'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the funniest writers in Britain'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the world of London academia, both past and present, \u003cem\u003eWife\u003c\/em\u003e by Charlotte Mendelson is heart-breaking and funny, profound and gripping, as it takes the reader from the end of a relationship to its beginning, and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Zoe moves in with Penny, their relationship looks perfect; after all, everyone wants a wife. But this is the story of how love can become a disaster...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Zoe Stamper, specialist in Ancient Greek Tragedy, meets fellow academic Dr Penny Cartwright at a faculty music recital, she seems impossibly glamorous to Zoe, who is, after all, several rungs down the academic pecking order—and a nervous ingénue as far as Penny's sophisticated circle is concerned. But Penny leaves Zoe a cryptic note, and a passionate affair ensues...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce Penny confesses all to her live-in lover, Justine, their happiness seems assured. But there is something else Penny needs as badly in her life as Zoe's adoration, and thus the beginning of their affair might also have signalled its end...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWife\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully observed and coruscating novel about the joys of passionate love and motherhood, and those left behind in its wake when passion curdles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244853473516,"sku":"9781529052824","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529052824-wife-1.jpg?v=1788018885","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wife-by-charlotte-mendelson-9781529052824","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}