A Daily Mail Book of the Week The #1 Toronto Star Bestseller The #1 Globe and Mail Bestseller A Cityline Book Club Pick A WI Life Magazine Book Club Pick Featured in The New York Times, Parade, Crime Reads, Refinery29, Westport Magazine, The Every Girl. In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left by her home’s previous owner, a quintessential 1950s housewife. When Alice uncovers a more sinister, even dangerous, side to Nellie's marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own. A wife in 2018 discovers letters and a cookbook from her houses previous inhabitantand realizes that their lives might not be so different.Alice Hale doesnt. Soon Alice learns that while a Baked Alaska may seem harmless, Nellie's secrets may have been anything but. When Alice Hale leaves a career in publicity to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone. She only agrees to move to a fixer-upper of a house in the. There’s Alice Hale, a Manhattan publicist who detests the idea of suburban life. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realises that within the pages Nellie left clues about her life. Recipe for a Perfect Wife follows two storylines. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in the basement, she becomes captivated by its previous owner: 1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. When Alice Hale leaves a career to become a writer and follows her husband to the. Do you see food playing a similar role in your. 'A bold, intoxicating, page-turner' Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six When Alice Hale leaves a career to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. Buy Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown for 31.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. Food plays a role in bonding the characters in this book together, and also in creating power dynamics.

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