My Mad wife

By Mark Alden

My Mad Wife is a raw, intimate novel about love lived on the edge of fear, loyalty, and exhaustion.
Told through the eyes of a husband trying to hold together a family, a home, and himself, this story traces the quiet unravelling of a marriage shaped by mental illness, cultural distance, and years of unspoken compromises. As paranoia deepens and reality fractures, everyday life continues stubbornly on dogs still need walking, work still demands attendance, meals are cooked, doors are locked, and nights stretch endlessly with unanswered questions.
This is not a story about heroes or villains. It is about endurance. About the terrible weight of responsibility when someone you love is slipping away and no instruction manual exists. About the loneliness of caretaking, the guilt of resentment, and the tenderness that survives even when patience is gone.
Written without sentimentality and without judgement, My Mad Wife explores the spaces where love and fear coexist, where hope flickers and fades, and where silence can be as loud as screaming. It asks uncomfortable questions: How far does loyalty stretch? When does care become harm? And what remains after the waiting ends?
This is a novel for readers who value honesty over comfort-an unflinching portrait of grief, survival, and the quiet aftermath of loving someone who could not stay.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJS12WCR
• ISBN13: 9798245554938
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"