Wife 22: A Novel (edition 2012)

by Melanie Gideon (Author)

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Baring her soul in an anonymous survey for a marital happiness study, Alice catalogues her stale marriage, unsatisfying job and unfavorable prospects and begins to question virtually every aspect of her life.

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Title:	Wife 22: A Novel
Authors:	Melanie Gideon (Author)
Info:	Ballantine Books (2012), Edition: First Edition, 400 pages
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Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon

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I didn't like it as well as others by this author, but it kept my attention. Good ending. (

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mjphillips | Feb 23, 2024 |

Interesting format. Funny at times, sweet at times. Slightly horrifying reminder that I am right smack in the demographic of people having a mid-life crisis.

Guessed what would happen early on. Not sure if I find it all romantic or annoying.

Liked that quiz questions are eventually revealed at the end of the book. (

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hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |

It's summer, it's hot, and this book hit the spot for a light, amusing read. It's chick lit for the middle age woman. I did have some difficulty initially with the main character because of her annoying attachment to facebook and her need to communicate electronically instead of in person but since that was the technique the author used to tell the story, I got used to it. Cute, but predictable. (

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ellink | Jan 22, 2024 |

Meh (

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Ermonty | Dec 19, 2022 |

This book was great. kept me laughing (

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Baring her soul in an anonymous survey for a marital happiness study, Alice catalogues her stale marriage, unsatisfying job and unfavorable prospects and begins to question virtually every aspect of her life.

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Alice Buckle példás feleség, háziasszony és családanya volt. Hamarosan betölti ugyanis a 45. életévét, s annyi idős lesz, mint édesanyja, amikor meghalt. Élete fordulóponthoz érkezett: házassága kihűlt, drámatanári állása már nem ígér kihívásokat, kamasz gyermekei távolodóban. Érzi, ahogy összecsapnak feje fölött a hullámok. Ám egy nap különös e-mailt talál a postaládájában: meghívják, hogy legyen egy névtelen házassági felmérés résztvevője. S az internetfüggő asszonyt hamarosan beszippantja a virtuális valóság és egy ismeretlenül is vonzó levelezőpartner varázsa. Melanie Gideon regényében nem csupán a dolgozó családanyákhoz szól, arra is rávilágít, hogy az internet térhódításával egyre inkább elhanyagoljuk azokat, akik igazán megérdemlik figyelmünket: a szeretteinket.

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