The Model Wife

Tricia Stringer

Oct 2019 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

Even a good woman can be pushed too far...From bestselling author Tricia Stringer, this beautifully realised multi-generational family story looks at what happens when real-life betrayals and struggling relationships clash with outdated ideas of what a woman should be.

Natalie King's life is full. Some might say too full. With her teaching job, a farm to run, three grown daughters who have not quite got a handle on things, a reserved husband and a demanding mother-in-law, most days she is too busy to think about whether she is happy. But her life has meaning, doesn't it? After all, she is the one person everyone depends upon.

But when an odd gift from her mother-in-law - an old book in the form of stern and outdated advice for young wives - surfaces again, it brings with it memories she thought she had buried deep. Has this insidious little book exerted some kind of hold over her? Could it be that in her attempts to be a loving wife and mother, she no longer knows who she is?

On a day when it seems everyone is taking her for granted, and as the ghost of a past betrayal rises, it becomes clear that even this good mother and model wife can be pushed too far ...

Ratings and reviews

New author for me and before I purchased I read the reviews, which rated the book highly. And after completing it, I agree. I loved it, and the characters and interplay, which was very believable. In our lives we often listen too much to the "should" arguments/persuasion, rather than what we want to do and our own individuality. We all have multiple roles in life - daughter, wife, friend, mother, sister, aunt, niece, grand daughter, but lose sight of one of the most important, ourselves. This story encapsulated this well and made me reflect on the roles I play in life. As the reviews show, others also enjoyed the story from this perspective. Highly recommended.

This wonderful story kept me up until 5:30 am. I tried, several times, but couldn't put it down. It is filled with interesting, real people presented with interesting, real dilemmas. Loved them all, even Olive and Vee, was sorry to finish and have to leave them. Thoroughly recommend this book, but not if you have something pressing to do :)

About the author

Tricia Stringer is a bestselling and multiple award-winning author. Her books include Keeping Up Appearances, Birds of a Feather, The Family Inheritance, The Model Wife, Table for Eight, seven rural romances and a historical saga set in the unforgiving landscape of nineteenth-century Flinders Ranges. Tricia grew up on a farm in country South Australia and has spent most of her life in rural communities, as owner of a post office and bookshop, as a teacher and librarian, and now as a full-time writer. She lives on the traditional lands of the Narungga people, in the beautiful Copper Coast region, with her husband Daryl, travelling and exploring Australia's diverse communities and landscapes, and sharing her passion for the country and its people through her authentic stories and their vivid characters.For further information and to sign up for her quarterly newsletter go to triciastringer.com or connect with Tricia on Facebook or Instagram @triciastringerauthor