Recipe for a Perfect Wife

by Karma Brown

Book Overview

In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left by her home's previous owner, a quintessential 1950s housewife. As she discovers remarkable parallels between this woman's life and her own, it causes her to question the foundation of her own relationship with her husband--and what it means to be a wife fighting for her place in a patriarchal society.

When Alice Hale leaves a career...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152474493X
• ISBN13: 9781524744939
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good read; bad feminism

Very engaging writing and absolutely worth a read. With that said, it fails to draw the line between feminism and poor conflict resolution. Opting for deceit, threats, accusations, and self victimization instead of communication is not a demonstration of feminism for the modern day woman, nor is it foundation for a good relationship. Read on for repeated failures from both husband and wife. Hard to sympathize with, but still a captivating story. Just take the whole thing with a bucket of salt.

Great Book Until the Ending

I really, really loved the idea for this book since I adore books with time jumps as part of the plot. It followed Alice in 2018 and Nellie in the mid-50s and absolutely swept me away with the parallels and contrasts of each woman's struggles. I loved everything about it up until the last handful of pages. I guess the ending left everything up to the reader or maybe laid ground fora sequel, but it was bland and disappointing for me. If you can score it here for a discount or borrow it from a library, I'd say it's worth the read.