The Mad Wife [Large Print]

By Meagan Church

Book Overview

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420534556
• ISBN13: 9781420534559
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print

Customer Reviews

Good read

The mad wife it's a good book, I don't want to give out spoilers but it's also informative.

4 stars

THE MAD WIFE by Meagan Church A domestic psychological drama that made me thankful I wasn’t around in the 1950s (the misogyny — ugh!). Luna “Lulu” Mayfield is the quintessential housewife. She lives in a cookie cutter suburban neighborhood in North Carolina with her husband and son. Lulu tries to be the perfect wife, the perfect mother, a perfect friend, and maintain a perfect household. Everything appears to be perfectly fine and normal, but Lulu is living in a trad wife hellscape. While this was a slow burn, the uneasy, suffocating, and foreboding atmosphere made up for it. I appreciate how Lulu’s postpartum depression was written in an accurate and compassionate way. As a mom I empathized with Lulu and related somewhat with her struggles. In short this is a timely story. It shows how far we’ve come since the 50s, yet highlights how we *still* have so much more work to do. Highly recommend. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️