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Greetings I am a well-read junior at California University of Pennsylvania. My first page is going to be on the novel The Wife by Meg Wolitzer. I will be periodically updating this entry until I feel it is complete.

The Wife is a novel written by Meg Wolitzer in 2003. The novel was included on NY Magazines list of "The best novels You Never Read in 2007. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Joan, the titular character.

Plot Summary

The novel begins in the recent past, with Joan describing the exact moment she decides to leave her famous husband, writer Joe Castleman. Joan details her husband's childhood living with his mother and two aunts in New York City. The three females bow down to Joe's many demands, which is reflected in his selfish behavior in adulthood. In order to draw attention, Joe emulates the agony of fellow novelist and friend Lev Bresner.

Characters

Joan Castleman is the protagonist

Joe Castleman is a famous fictional writer and winner of the Helinski Award.

Lev Bresner is a friend of Joe, and fellow writer best known for chronicling his trials during the Holocaust. Hewins the Nobel Prize for writing.

Nathaniel is a biographer who is gathering information on Joe throughout the novel.

(1) http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/2007/32390/index1.html (2) http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/0743456661.asp

(3) http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/meg-wolitzer/wife.htm