The Mad Wife Book Club

March 4, 10-11 am. Note this is a morning book club. Historical Fiction Suspense Book clubs are hosted at Novel (before or after hours) and are limited to 12 participants per book club; we love how a smaller group leaves us knowing what everyone loved and didn't love about the book. Book club purchases include: Book - must be picked up in-store; you'll receive an e-mail notification when we have it ready for you Sandwich - served after book club at 11 am (feel free to stay and eat to continue chatting from 11-12) Beverage - pick during book club All book club sales are final. Sandwich and beverage must be redeemed during book club. About the Book: With odes of The Bell Jar comes a searing historical suspense following a 1950s housewife who, when a mysterious new wife moves across the way, begins to unearth dark secrets about her neighborhood and her own mind. In the 1950s, nothing is valued more than conformity, and Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the ideal housewife. But after the birth of her daughter, Lulu's carefully constructed life begins to teeter. Exhausted by expectations and haunted by tragic memories, Lulu looks to her new neighbor, Bitsy. Bitsy, always the model of a perfect housewife, is not quite what she seems and Lulu knows something dark lurks beneath Bitsy's constant smile. Increasingly fixated on Bitsy and her perfectly crafted life, Lulu's mental state begins to fracture, and memories she had suppressed long ago begin to rise to the surface. Soon, Lulu is forced to confront the possibility that she might be headed down a path much darker than she could ever foresee. Set against the backdrop of a post-war era defined by tradition and constrained femininity, The Mad Wife weaves together a coming-of-age search for identity with a psychological drama so poignant, you won't be able to put it down.