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Book Review of The Wife

The Wife
The Wife
Author: Meg Wolitzer
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Joseph Castleman is a well-known novelist married to Joan Castleman. Joan has been with her husband since leaving college for the love of her professor. He is a literature professor and has told her that she has a lot of talent.
They get together, which undoes Joe's marriage to his wife. They also have a small daughter.
Joan goes through her life being Joe's right hand. She watches as he writes, wins awards, gets full of himself, etc.
You will be drawn right in with the first sentence of the book.