The Wife

A Novel

By: Meg Wolitzer

Narrated by: Dawn Harvey

Meg Wolitzer brings her characteristic wit and intelligence to a provocative story about the evolution of a marriage, the nature of partnership, the question of a male or female sensibility, and the place for an ambitious woman in a man's world.

The moment Joan Castleman decides to leave her husband, they are 35,000 feet above the ocean on a flight to Helsinki. Joan's husband, Joseph, is one of America's preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent 40 years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop. From this gripping opening, Meg Wolitzer flashes back to Smith College and Greenwich Village in the 1950s and follows the course of the marriage that has brought the couple to this breaking point - one that results in a shocking revelation.

With her skillful storytelling and pitch-perfect observations, Wolitzer has crafted a wise and candid look at the choices all men and women make - in marriage, work, and life.

©2003 Meg Wolitzer (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Would rather have read this in print

Brilliant story, but the director and reader made a few hammy choices (drunken conversation, accents, general aggrieved tone) that distracted me from a sense of the authors voice.

Don’t watch the movie first!

Beautifully written and full of scenes a film could never capture.
A very enjoyable read.

Wonderfully Read

The woman that read this book to me was awesome at it.

The book is incredibly beautiful. It has been breathtaking to listen to. I know and have known people in real life so much like this book. As I heard a woman once say, wonderful, wonderful..wonderful.

Interesting

At first I didn’t like it at all as it was a disgruntled wife droning on and on. The last chapter explained everything to me. I wish it had come sooner.

Engrossing from the first moments

Beautifully written story. Excellent narration. Dawn Harvey does a wonderful job of slipping in and out of various “voices” to bring the dialogue to life.