On the eve of her wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch is waiting for her husband to come home, listening for his car along the dark, icy roads. As the night draws on, and he fails to appear, Mary reflects on the true nature of their marriage: the secrets, the silences, and the unmentionable yet inescapable fact that for each loss and disappointment, there has been a corresponding physical gain: the woman she once was is now imprisoned in mountainous flesh. The Wife's Tale is the inspirational story of the journey Mary is finally forced to make across a continent, ostensibly in search of her husband, but eventually towards the self she has buried for too long.

Possible Wife's Tale extract in reprints of The Girls

About the Author
Lori Lansens was born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, and is now a screenwriter living in Toronto with her husband and child. RUSH HOME ROAD, her first novel, was the subject of major international activity, and THE GIRLS was a Richard and Judy pick.


Book Information
ISBN 9781844086177
Author Lori Lansens
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 26mm