A Fascinating Woman

On Sale May 4, 2027  | Pre-Order Today:

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What if the only thing standing in the way of your happiness was your principles?

Sadie Harrington is a feminist. A journalist for a lefty New York City publication, she’s done the reading, written the articles, opined in public and in private. So when, on assignment, she begins to live by the tenets of a midcentury guidebook to wifeliness, she figures her wry sense of humor and gimlet eye for bullshit will carry her through. Sadie begins treating her husband, Owen, as the head of the household: letting him make all the financial decisions, deferring to his opinions, asking him to open jam jars because he’s so much stronger than she is. To Sadie’s great surprise, the discord in her marriage becomes harmonious, her children are better behaved, and her house is actually clean for once…read more

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