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The husbands / Chandler Baker.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250319517 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 346 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Good Morning America Book Club"--Dust jacket. |
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| Subject: | Husbands > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. Suburban life > Fiction. Wives > Fiction. Sex role > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Domestic fiction. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Baker | 31681010245355 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When Nora meets a group of high-powered women whose husbandsâ are supportive unlike her own, she discovers that the women use an unorthodox method of couplesâ therapy that has transformed their lives â one that is worth killing for. 250,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"From Chandler Baker, the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network comes The Husbands, a novel that asks: to what lengths will a woman go for a little more help from her husband? Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too... but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder? When the Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, an exclusive suburban neighborhood, Nora meets a group of high-powered women-a tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling author-with enviably supportive husbands. When she agreesto help with a resident's wrongful death case, she is pulled into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women aren't hanging on by a thread. But as the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One that's worth killing for. Calling to mind a Stepford Wives gender-swap, The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the "second shift" is equally shared-and what it may take to get there"-- - McMillan Palgrave
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
âChandler Baker, queen of the feminist thriller, has delivered once again! The Husbands is a poignant exploration of what it would take for women to have it all." âSally Hepworth, bestselling author of The Good Sister
To what lengths will a woman go for a little more help from her husband?
Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too⦠but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder?
When the Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, an exclusive suburban neighborhood, Nora meets a group of high-powered womenâa tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling authorâwith enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to help with a residentâs wrongful death case, she is pulled into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women arenât hanging on by a thread.
But as the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One thatâs worth killing for. Calling to mind a Stepford Wives gender-swap, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network Chandler Baker's The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the âsecond shiftâ is equally sharedâand what it may take to get there.
âUtterly engrossing and thoroughly timely, The Husbands is both a gripping, well-crafted mystery and an insightful critique of motherhood and marriage in the modern age--working mothers everywhere will feel seen in the best possible way.â
âKimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of A Good Marriage
