The Wife Tree

This is the story of 70-something Morgan Hazzard, whose husband has just suffered a stroke and is in hospital unable to walk or talk. As the story unfolds, we learn that Morgan has seven children; her six daughters all live far away (other continents, mostly) and her son is an evangelical Christian. All are emotionally distant from Morgan. The book is very well written, and I loved Morgan as a character. She is totally over-shadowed by her verbally abusive husband, she is haunted by childhood trauma. We see her going from a strong young woman to a meek and submissive wife and mother. As she deals with her husband's illness, and the absence of any supportive family, we learn more about her life and marriage.

What I didn't like was that show more the daughters are very undeveloped as characters, and a couple of events stretched my ability to suspend disbelief. Still, a great story, well-written. show less

interesting. the heroine is very irritating. many people she meets on her odyssey seem to be enchanted by her choices. she becomes blind but never complains of this and seems to manage fine.?her kids are dreadful, her husband too