Ex-Wife

An instant bestseller when it was published anonymously in 1929—the story of a divorce and its aftermath, which scandalized the Jazz Age.

It's 1924, and Peter and Patricia have what looks to be a very modern marriage. Both drink. Both smoke. Both work, Patricia as a head copywriter at a major department store. When it comes to sex with other people, both believe in "the honesty policy." Until they don't. Or, at least, until Peter doesn't—and a shell-shocked, lovesick Patricia finds herself starting out all over again, but this time around as a different kind of single woman: the ex-wife.

An instant bestseller when it was published anonymously in 1929, Ex-Wife captures the speakeasies, night clubs, and parties that defined Jazz Age New York—alongside the morning-after aspirin and calisthenics, the lunch-hour visits to the gym, the girl-talk, and the freedoms and anguish of solitude. It also casts a cool eye on the bedrooms and the doctor's offices where, despite rising hemlines, the men still call the shots. The result is a unique view of what its author Ursula Parrott called "the era of the one-night stand": an era very much like our own.

©1929 Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, Inc.; copyright renewed 1957 by Lindsay Marc Parrott, Jr.; afterword copyright 1989 by Richard Kai Parrott; foreword copyright 2023 by Alissa Bennett (P)2024 Tantor

Unbelievably badly performed

Annoying expressionless monotonous voice. Many mispronounced words. Text is read without reference to meaning of words or phrases. Comes off as a mockery of the novel very disappointing

Marvelous

Such a refreshing take on the era with forward thinking and stunning language. And thank you Alissa

Descriptive of an era

The author makes New York City come to life. A bittersweet storyline with clever twists throughout.
The reader narrates well. It is a wordy book that requires careful attention to the many details/points. The narrator does it well.

I loved listening

What a fabulous rediscovery!! Has anything except the dates changed? Nope! The Bennett distinct accent and sultry inflection help to rekindle this author in the present!

sadly the narrator had a diagusting voice

Since the narrator has such a disgusting voice I cannot give this book 5 stars, since she managed to perform a 1 at maximum. great story though, so please make a new version!