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 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