331 pages ; 24 cm.

"In the 1950s, nothing is valued more than conformity, and Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the ideal housewife. But after the birth of her daughter, Lulu's carefully constructed life begins to teeter. Exhausted by expectations and haunted by tragic memories, Lulu looks to her new neighbor, Bitsy. Bitsy, always the model of a perfect housewife, is not quite what she seems and Lulu knows something dark lurks beneath Bitsy's constant smile. Increasingly fixated on Bitsy and her perfectly crafted life, Lulu's mental state begins to fracture, and memories she had suppressed long ago begin to rise to the surface. Soon, Lulu is forced to confront the possibility that she might be headed down a path much darker than she could ever foresee. Set against the backdrop of a post-war era defined by tradition and constrained femininity, The Mad Wife weaves together a coming-of-age search for identity with a psychological drama so poignant, you won't be able to put it down"-- Provided by publisher.

Housewives -- Fiction.

Nineteen fifties -- Fiction.

Mothers -- Fiction.

Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.

Neighbors -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Motherhood -- Fiction.

Novels

Bildungsromans.

Historical fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

9781464236747 (trade paperback)

1464236747 (trade paperback)

9781464252556 (hardcover)

1464252556 (hardcover)