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The Wives
- Narrated by: Laura Benanti
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
Everyone is guarding a secret in this picture-perfect town.
When Karolina Hartwell is arrested driving her son home, the headlines don’t tell the full story. It seems nothing will stand in the way of her husband Graham’s political ambition – not even his wife.
Miriam Kagan is convinced her husband Paul is hiding something. But if she digs too deeply, she’s afraid of what might tumble out of the closet.
Emily Charlton is new to Greenwich, but she soon discovers this is a small town built on big lies. And sometimes it takes an outsider to draw them out . . .
*Published in the USA as When Life Gives You Lululemons*
Everyone is talking about The Wives:
‘Wildly entertaining’ Evening Standard
‘Feisty, funny and dishes up glamour and scandal in spades. Just what I want for my poolside read’, Adele Parks for Glamour
‘Lauren Weisberger has the sharpest, wittiest eye . . . I love her books’ Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan
‘Expect gossip, glamour and lashings of female solidarity’ Metro
‘Entertaining, sexy and laugh-out-loud funny’ Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, New York Times bestselling authors of The Wife Between Us
Critic reviews
‘Feisty, funny and dishes up glamour and scandal in spades. Just what I want for my poolside read’, Adele Parks for Glamour
‘The Wives, Weisberger’s seventh novel, is among her best . . . real depth beneath its shiny surface’ Independent
‘Wildly entertaining’ Evening Standard
‘I thoroughly enjoyed this. Real Housewives meets The Good Wife’ Margaret Madden, Sunday Independent
‘Entertaining, sexy and laugh-out-loud funny’ Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling authors of The Wife Between Us
‘Lauren Weisberger has the sharpest, wittiest eye and always knows her subjects inside out’ Jenny Colgan
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- Em&Me
- 07-02-20
A light and satisfying listen.
An excellent listen.
This isn’t a book of staggering literary importance but to be fair it doesn’t claim to be or try to be. That said the story is engaging and interesting, it does deal with some serious themes and this is done with wit, sensitivity and steel.
It is a very well written, the story drew me in, the characters were well written in a way that doesn’t patronise the listener. Recommended.
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- carol
- 23-09-18
A nice easy book.
This was a nice easy listen. If you want a chicklet for a weekend away it's perfect.
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- Karen slater
- 22-07-22
It was "fine"
Quite a bland 2D depiction of women. Very weight obsessed and baby obsessed, and not much more.
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- Antri Theodosiou
- 15-09-18
A great continuation to Emily's story
I loved the book. the characters are complex and there is drama, suspence but most of all there's love and friendship. exactly what I would expect from the continuation of Emily's story and more!
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- NinxyNoo
- 28-07-18
Great but.....
....what happened to Emily? She’s English but the narrator has given her a US accent. This is a small detail but it’s an important aspect of her character.
Other than that the book was enjoyable - a fun and entertaining novel.
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- Nicola
- 26-06-20
Disappointing
Not what I expected at all. Nothing like the depth and characterisation of Devil Wears Prada
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- SHIRTYGERTY
- 07-09-19
predictable but ok
this was a bit easy to predict the outcome but was a good holiday read
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- Potty Dimley
- 29-07-18
Not her best
Whilst entertaining, The Wives doesn’t quite live up to Weisberger’s earlier books. The plot was good, but some of the narrative felt unconvincing with far too many coincidences and every minor loose end tied up at the end too neatly. Emily was annoying, even though she’d been my favourite character in TDWP.
Having said all that, it was entertaining froth.
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- Alice Abercrombie
- 06-11-21
very enjoyable
I was initially skeptical about this book as it appeared to be "chic lit", and in some ways it is, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. it was clever and gripping and you really got behind the characters and their plights. It was a good story and a satisfying ending.
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- sarah lockwood
- 13-06-23
Great summer read.
Great characters, beautifully read. Everyone needs good friends who stand by you. A winner !
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