THE INSTANT \;NEW YORK TIMES \;BES TSELLER
\nFrom bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exp loration of identity\, motherhood\, and the suffocating grip of societal e xpectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build―and the lies we live.
\nThey called it hysteria. She called it survival.
\nLulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife. Despite the tragic memories that haunt her an d the weight of exhausting expectations\, she keeps her husband happy\, he r household running\, and her gelatin salads the talk of the neighborhood. But after she gives birth to her second child\, Lulu's carefully crafted life begins to unravel.
\nWhen a new neighbor\, Bitsy\, moves in\, L ulu suspects that something darker lurks behind the woman's constant smile . As her fixation on Bitsy deepens\, Lulu is drawn into a web of unsettlin g truths that threaten to expose the cracks in her own life. The more she uncovers about Bitsy\, the more she questions everything she thought she k new―and soon\, others begin questioning her sanity. But is Lulu tru ly losing her mind? Or is she on the verge of discovering a reality too te rrifying to accept?
\nIn the vein of \;The Bell Jar \;and&nb sp\;The Hours\, \;The Mad Wife \;weaves domestic drama with psycho logical suspense\, so poignant and immersive\, you won't want to put it do wn. \;
\nA Service of the B roward County Board of County Commissioners
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