Wifey

by Judy Blume

Book Overview

Judy Blume's Wifeyis a classic, selling 4 million copies since its publication in 1978. Continually in print and in demand ever since, the novel sold 90,000 copies last year alone, attesting to its perennial appeal. And indeed, it's as relevant today-not to mention as funny and moving-as ever. Its heroine, Sandy Pressman-a very nice wife whose boredom is getting the best of her-became the touchstone for a whole generation, and the story of how she...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399152377
• ISBN13: 9780399152375
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

*Wifey*--another Blume winner

Judy Blume captures yet another mundane suburban life and puts a candid and humorous spin on it with Wifey. One can't help but identify--or at least sympathize--with New Jersey housewife Sandy Pressman and her strained marriage, repressed husband, and demanding extended family. All 33-year-old Sandy wants is to live a little, burst her protective bubble, and earn some respect from her condescending hubby Norm.Blume's style is so honest and Sandy's fantasies are so vividly sexual--and often absurd--that Wifey, while a quick and easy read, holds some strong literary merits for its brazenness and commanding humor. Pick up this *adult* read (many of Blume's books are for young teens, but this is NOT one of them!) and escape into Sandy's fantasy world and exasperating reality.

A Fantastic, Fun Read

My entertainment attorney has been talking about this book for more than a year and when I spotted one copy on the shelf, I had to pick it up and dig into it that very same night. I truly enjoyed the novel from page one, and I thought the main character was purely delightful. A woman that had been repressed sexually by her husband for the entire length of their marriage who finally decided to take a walk on the wild side. Norman, the husband that didn't believe in sexual adventure, was a study in what is wrong with dominant men who think they run the show. Judy Blume is a wonderful author and one of my personal favorites.

Hysterical!

I've been reading Judy Blume since childhood and Wifey is absolutely one of her best!This was a fun, sexy, fast read that me sad to see it end.The characters and the storylines were easy to follow and believeable.I highly recommend Judy Blume's Wifey. It would make a great summer beach read.

A great fast read, that will leave you laughing.

"Wifey" was a great book, and a fast page-turner. I have been a fan of Judy Blume since I was in elementary school, and she has never disappointed me. "Wifey" is a story about the extracurricular and sexual activities of the well-off in suburban New Jersey, during a summer in the early 1970s. Sandy Pressman has been bored with her life and marriage, until the morning a man on his motorcycle rides onto her property. With her children away at summer camp, Sandy finds herself getting into certain situations that will forever change her "good girl" image. Meanwhile, life goes on for her husband, family, and friends, most of whom are clueless about Sandy's activities. Written in a humorous prose, "Wifey" will leave you laughing, and you will not want the story to end. Just be careful not to leave this book where a child will find it, because it is very sexually explicit. "Smart Women" will be my next read.

Cute, very cute!

I read this book a while ago, even before I was married, but it always stuck with me, because it was just so much fun to read! But then again, Judy Blume books are always entertaining and fun to read, so what else is new? In the other reviews I read, people expressed disappointment over the characters in the novel, but hey. That's reality for you! People are only human,and do not always act in ways we wish they would in real life, so why should it be any different in a novel ABOUT real life? Just as in all Judy Blume books, the book is bursting with dialogue, which makes it a fast read; very hard to put down! A must-read for all Judy Blume fans!