Wife

Crackles with female fire and fury – The Guardian
A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown – The Observer
Fast and furious – The Sunday Times

Wife, the gripping novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist, is a nail-biting portrait of the beginning – and the end – of a rollercoaster marriage.

When Zoe Stamper first catches the eye of the sophisticated Dr Penny Cartwright, she thinks her life has changed for the better. Entering into a relationship with an older woman introduces Zoe to a world she previously thought unreachable. Their love story begins.

Now married with two children, Zoe is sick of living a lie. On the outside shes a loving and beloved wife, but inside shes a nervous wreck. She knows she must escape this secret darkness, but how?

Moving between the beginning and the end of Zoes marriage, Wife brilliantly conveys the horror, humour and suspense of a midlife bid for freedom.

A terrific panic attack of a novel – i newspaper
Lacerating – Financial Times
Unbearably brilliant – Nigella Lawson
A gift to the reader . . . Irresistible – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love
Compelling – Glamour
Truly radical – The Spectator