His perfect wife / Natasha Bell.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2018Edition: First paperback editionDescription: 311 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1524761087
- 9781524761080
- Exhibit Alexandra
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Main Library | Fiction | Bell, Natasha | Available | 33111009289881 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
His Perfect Wife proves how unknowable those closest to us can be.
"This smart, mirror maze of a thriller bristles with sharp edges, twisting familiar Gone Girl themes into Bell's own intense creation."-- Kirkus Reviews
Before she disappeared, Alexandra Southwood lived an average, happy life: devoted to the care and upkeep of her husband, Marc, and their two beautiful daughters. But now, held in a room against her will, Alexandra is forced to imagine how her family is coping in the wake of her disappearance. She finds solace in memories of their past, recalling her courtship with Marc and their marriage--all that he saved her from, all that she's lost.
Marc's pain is visceral. He thinks of nothing but Alexandra. Even when the police discover her bloody belongings, he cannot accept that she is gone. Marc is the only one who believes she's still alive, and he channels his pain into action, embarking on his own journey to find his wife, one that will lead him to discover answers to questions he never wanted to ask.
Previously published as Exhibit Alexandra
"An astutely written, complex debut ."-- The Guardian
"Beautifully insidious, a novel that outwits expectation at every turn ."--Francis Spufford, author of Golden Hill
"[A] provocative debut thriller . . . Bell's daring performance can't be ignored." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Previously published as Exhibit Alexandra"--Cover.
Includes author interview, essay, and reader's guide.
Alexandra Southwood lived an average, happy life with her husband, Marc, and two daughters-- until she was kidnapped, and held in a room against her will. When the police discover Alexandra's bloody belongings by the river, they turn the missing-persons case into a murder investigation, but Marc cannot accept that she is lost to him. He shifts to frantic action, embarking on his own journey through the dark maze of secrets she kept and passions he never understood. And now he's forced to confront how frighteningly little he knows about the woman he loves.