A Husband. A Wife. Their Secret

Joe and Joan Castleman are en route to Helsinki. Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he will receive there, while Joan is plotting how to leave him. For too long she has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, whilst quietly being the keystone of his success. But behind the compromises, the disappointment and disillusionment there lies a secret

Meg Wolitzeris the author of several acclaimed novels, includingThe Uncoupling(tingles with playfulness and wicked observationIndependent),The Wife(has you howling with recognition Allison Pearson),The Position(one of the best and most human books Ive read all year Erica Wagner) andThe Ten-Year Nap(as incisive and pitiless and clear-eyed a chronicler of female-male tandems as Philip Roth or John Updike'Chicago Tribune). Most recently,The Interestingswas aNew York Timesbestseller. She lives in New York City.

Sharp witty tale about the sexual politics of a marriage from New York Times bestseller and author of the acclaimed The Interestings