Recipe for a Perfect Wife: A Novel

Written by:
Karma Brown
Narrated by:
Mozhan Marnò , Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
11
Narrator
7
Release Date
December 31, 2019
Duration
9 hours 52 minutes
Summary
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. As she discovers remarkable parallels between this woman’s life and her own, it causes her to question the foundation of her own relationship with her husband--and what it means to be a wife fighting for her place in a patriarchal society.

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 in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in a box in the old home's basement, she becomes captivated by the cookbook’s previous owner--1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realizes that within the cookbook’s pages Nellie left clues about her life--including a mysterious series of unsent letters penned to her mother.

Soon Alice learns that while baked Alaska and meatloaf five ways may seem harmless, Nellie's secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinister--even dangerous--side to Nellie’s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with the mounting pressures in her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own.
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Cynthia P.

Enjoyed this book. Entertaining storyline.

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Donna B.

Great story - well told. Narrated beautifully. A bit of mystery as well as a shuddering look at the suppressed lives of women decades ago.

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Penni Q

Great read❤️

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Holly S.

enjoyed the characters, the setting, format and plot very much. a good modern day story juxtaposed with a 1950s version of marriage.

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