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- Like a Québécois Bridget Jones's Diary, Autopsy of a Boring Wife tells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband is having an affair because, he says, she bores him.
- Author(s): Marie-Renée Lavoie
- 280 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Humorous
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About the Book
Like a QuZbZcois Bridget Jones's Diary, this work tells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of 48-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him. Diane takes the charge to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restoring trust in herself and others.nd others.Book Synopsis
Like a Québécois Bridget Jones's Diary, Autopsy of a Boring Wife tells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband is having an affair because, he says, she bores him.
Diane takes the change to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restore trust in herself--and others--that offers an astute commentary on women and girls, gender differences, and the curious institution of twenty-first century marriage. All the details are up for scrutiny in this brisk, yet tender story of a path to recovery. Autopsy of a Boring Wife is a wonderfully fresh novel of the pitfalls of an apparently "boring" life that could be any of ours.
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A provocative, funny, and candid story.-- "Winnipeg Free Press"
Lavoie keeps her novel short, offering chaotic humour and snappy observation to balance the pain and loss . . . A readable, recognizable, tragicomic account of coping with domestic disaster.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Lavoie's fiercely hilarious take on the pains and triumphs of marital abandonment feels perfectly right.-- "Toronto Star"
The characters are vivid and entertaining . . . The scenes and dialogue can be laugh-out-loud funny, and the narrative hums along smoothly, facilitated by the fine translation from French by Arielle Aaronson.-- "Montreal Review of Books"
With great humour and tenderness, Marie-Renée Lavoie recounts Diane's journey to regain trust in both herself and the people around her . . . A piercing commentary on gender, marriage, and the nuances of self-love.-- "Toronto Life"
Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 280
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Humorous
Publisher: Arachnide Editions
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Marie-Renée Lavoie
Language: English
Street Date: September 3, 2019
TCIN: 1001842764
UPC: 9781487004613
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-0426
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.65 pounds
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