{"product_id":"my-husband-a-novel-isbn-9780063274839","title":"My Husband: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband—but can their marriage survive her passionate love?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Belletrist Book Club Pick • An Amazon UK Best Book of the Year • Winner of France’s First Novel Prize • Named a Best Book of the Summer by \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003etheSkimm\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt forty years old, she has an enviable life: a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, and most importantly, an ideal husband, whose wealthy background allows her to transcend her own social class. After fifteen years together, she is still besotted with him. But she’s never quite sure that her passion is reciprocated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to keep their relationship perfect, she meticulously prepares for every encounter they have, always taking care to make her actions seem effortless. She watches him attentively, testing him to make sure that he still loves her just as much as he did when they first met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil one day she realizes she may have gone too far . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Fans of Caroline Kepnes’ \u003cem\u003eYou\u003c\/em\u003e or Gillian Flynn will find \u003cem\u003eMy Husband\u003c\/em\u003e to be a new, satisfying, and unnerving take on the relationship-suspense genre.” —\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Bergman's \u003cem\u003eScenes from a Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e meets Ruth Rendell. . . . \u003cem\u003eMy Husband \u003c\/em\u003epossesses a dark, clinical and raspy humor. With a very well done final twist, as unpredictable as it is Machiavellian, you won’t want to read this vaudeville just once.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Nouvel Obs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As funny as it is fierce . . . An outstanding novel!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis La Douce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most daring, provocative, unnervingly intimate thrillers I’ve read in years. It’s a glass of Sancerre, crisp and cold and dry – and the more you swallow, the more you’ll lose your balance. Few writers besides Ruth Rendell and Patricia Highsmith can evoke domestic unease with such sangfroid; fewer still can make it such delirious fun. \u003cem\u003eMy Husband\u003c\/em\u003e is the novel for any woman with a husband. Or perhaps for any man with a wife. \u003cem\u003eMerveilleux,\u003c\/em\u003e Mademoiselle Ventura!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. J. Finn, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While I tend to be more obsessed with my husband’s exes than my husband himself, this book had me reeling, laughing and re-examining my life choices. I loved every minute.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Mollen Biggs, New York Times bestselling author of City of Likes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a wonderfully tense, obsessive, enveloping novel—almost like a feminist, introspective spin on \u003cem\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/em\u003e! Ventura’s deftly spun debut is a sharply observed dissection of marriage that will haunt you for days.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirginia Feito, author of Mrs. March\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Irresistible and delightful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmelie Nothomb, author of Fear and Trembling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you obsessively reread (or, let’s be real, rewatched) \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, then this darkly comic French novel about a woman so deeply besotted with her picture-perfect husband that she goes to some truly crazy lengths to keep him within her clutches is almost sure to resonate with you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ventura gradually ratchets up the tension, as if she’s stretching a rubber band. What will make it snap?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An incisive character study of a woman's complicated interiority. . . . The author's finely crafted scenes reveal so much more than the narrator intends to share, and she expertly ratchets up the tension until nerves are unbearably frayed. . . . Ventura's cleverly constructed, one-sided portrait of a marriage delivers a breathtaking conclusion that is as unexpected as it is deviously brilliant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ventura very cleverly explores themes of paranoia, class, and, above all, obsessive love through the couple’s everyday neuroses, building their significance (and their darkness) to keep readers in suspense. The translation by Ramadan adeptly conveys both the setting and the growing tension. Fans of Caroline Kepnes' \u003cem\u003eYou\u003c\/em\u003e (2014) or Gillian Flynn will find \u003cem\u003eMy Husband\u003c\/em\u003e to be a new, satisfying, and unnerving take on the relationship-suspense genre.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delicious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] funny and satirical thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Roberts, Favorite Travel-Inspired Books in People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] wry, psychologically complex debut . . . This riveting emotional thriller requires serious willpower to not devour in a single sitting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A delicious addition to the relationship-suspense genre.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Don't miss. Had me weeping with laughter . . . [and] will have you thinking hard about the meaning of love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An unsettling novel about the ultimate unknowability of your spouse and a sure-footed addition to a canon that might include \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Girl . . . \u003c\/em\u003eGripping reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Irresistible. . . . Thrilling. . . . Ramadan's exacting translation holds the reader in her grip. . . . A bold and memorable first outing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reading groups will love to discuss.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890654540005,"sku":"NP9780063274839","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063274839.jpg?v=1730233778","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-husband-a-novel-isbn-9780063274839","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}