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Not as flighty and frivolous a book as the title might suggest. It's all about relationships and the compromises necessary to maintain them. How do we maintain our individuality? Fanny (the wife) has given two decades of her own life to being the "good wife." Was it worth it? Could it be time for a change? By the author of "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman."
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What a great story!! It will touch the heart of many married women and even the single ladies who think marriage is the ultimate goal. Great story!!
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This book was great! It was frustrating because it was a bit like life. The wife had to fight so hard for someone to care about her, and she isn't vengeful; just wants to have some life. It was more than I expected; it wasn't pat; it was messy the way life is. I really liked it
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A good read... I finished it in a day. It is a feel good book for us women of a certain age...
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very good chick lit.
Made me glad I am not a politician's wife.
I liked it, will have to look for her other books.
Loved it.I find Elizabeth Buchan's writing style very enjoyable. She held my interest throughout.
Funny with a twist of revenge that really makes you want to be in her shoes just so you can do a few of these things! A great read.
Didn't care for the writing style....moved a little slow.
You can go home again. Life can be rewarding if you live for yourself. After, years of marriage and being taken for granted a woman finds the will to enjoy life for herself. ahhh! that so much better without the burden of pleasing everyone else.
This is an entertaining story that takes place in England and the wine countryside of Italy. I recently finished it and enjoyed it. The British phrases are funny, and the characters are ones most of us could relate to in some ways.
A great book to take along on vacation
Really good story...better than the title would suggest.
A very good book. Can't wait to read others by this author.
Another book by the author of Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman. This time, the wife has been in a marriage for 19 years, raised a child, and been the perfect wife to an ambitious, idealistic politician, and shared their home for almost the whole time with her husband's alcoholic sister, but she is feeling increasingly restless and begins to wonder if it is all worth it.
After 19 years of being the perfect wife to an ambitious politician, Fanny Savage is restless. Tired of keeping quiet and just looking good at public engagements, Fanny remembers the career she gave up. Now she wonders, can I have it all back...is it time for a ...change? This book is about a woman who veers off the beaten path and finds much more than what she bargained for.
Elizabeth Buchan's New York Times bestseller Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman was hailed as "a thoughtful, intelligent, funny, coming-of-middle-age story". Now she's back with another wise and entertaining novel about a woman who veers off the beaten path - and finds much more than she bargained for. After nineteen years of being the perfect wife to an ambitious politician. Fanny Savage is restless. Tired of merely keeping quiet and looking good at public engagements, Fanny remembers the career she abandoned and the life she left behind as a successful partner in her father's Italian wine business. She has devoted two decades to being the Good Wife. Was it worth it, after all? Could it be time for a trip back to Italy - to the pleasures of sun, wine and food? Could it be time for...a change?
A wise and entertaining novel about a woman who veers off the beaten pathand finds much more than she bargained for. After nineteen years of being the perfect wife to an ambitious politician, Fanny Savage is restless. Tired of merely keeping quiet and looking good at public engagements, she remembers the career she abandoned and the life she left behind as a successful partner in her fathers Italian wine business. She has devoted two decades to being the Good Wife. Was it worth it after all? Could it be time for a trip back to Italyto the pleasures of sun, wine, and food? Could it be time for . . . a change?
