Mrs. March

By: Virginia Feito

Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers

“I read Virginia’s novel in one sitting and was so captured by it I knew I had to make it and play Mrs. March. As a character, she is fascinating, complex, and deeply human and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into her.” (Elisabeth Moss)

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A 21st-century Highsmith, Virginia Feito conjures the unforgettable Mrs. March, an Upper East Side housewife whose life is shattered by her husband’s latest novel.

In this astonishing debut, the venerable but gossipy New York literary scene is twisted into a claustrophobic fun house of paranoia, horror, and wickedly dark humor. George March’s latest novel is a smash. No one is prouder than Mrs. March, his doting wife. But one morning, the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that his protagonist is based on Mrs. March herself: “'But... - isn't she...’ Mrs. March leaned in and in almost a whisper said, ‘a whore?'” Clutching her ostrich-leather pocketbook, she flees, that one casual remark destroying her belief that she knew everything about her husband - as well as herself. Suddenly, Mrs. March is hurled into a harrowing journey that builds to near psychosis, one that begins merely within the pages of a book but may uncover both a killer and the long-buried secrets of her past.

©2021 Virginia Feito (P)2021 Recorded Books

Mrs. March needs Seroquel.

Looking forward to seeing the film adaptation with Elisabeth Moss. I feel that in this case, the film will be better than the book.

Blunt, inexplicable, abrupt ending.

Stylish and immersive, a literary psychological study of disintegration. Compelling pacing, though slow, it eventually fades, the plot unsustainable and with nary a likable character.

Guessing

It kept me guessing all the way through. Seven more words to meet minimum. Fifteen

Kind of a dread

I wish the pace of the last few chapters were throughout. The whole thing was so obvious and sad; which was the point but it wasn’t enough. Perhaps this will be be one of the ones where the movie is better. But, to the authors credit, it’s written beautifully. The Woman speaking the Book did a great job too.

Loved it!

I started to feel like something wasn’t quite right midway through…. It just goes to show if you choose to believe something is true you can lose your way ;/