Wife

'Crackles with female fire and fury' - The Guardian. 'A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown' - The Observer. 'Fast and furious' - The Sunday Times. Discover the bitingly witty new novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist. , Charlotte Mendelson. Dr Penny Cartwright is everything that Zoe Stamper is not: glamorous, sophisticated and openly gay. When they begin a passionate affair, a lifetime of wedded bliss seems within Zoe's grasp. But this is not a love story. It's the story of how love can bring about disaster. 'A terrific panic attack of a novel' - i. newspaper. 'Lacerating' - Financial Times. '. Unbearably brilliant' - Nigella Lawson'A gift to the reader. Irresistible' - Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love. 'Compelling' - Glamour. 'Truly radical' - The Spectator.