My Husband
A psychological exploration of love and obsession
Maud Ventura author Emma Ramadan translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:2nd May '24
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This compelling novel unravels the complexities of love and obsession. In My Husband, a woman's need for perfection leads to unexpected consequences.
In My Husband, the protagonist appears to lead a picture-perfect life, complete with a successful career, stunning looks, and a beautiful home in the suburbs. She is a devoted mother to two healthy children and is head over heels for her husband, with whom she has shared fifteen years of marriage. However, beneath this façade of happiness lies a nagging doubt: is her husband as enamored with her as she is with him? This uncertainty drives her to meticulously curate their relationship, striving to maintain the illusion of a flawless partnership.
To ensure their love remains intact, she goes to great lengths to prepare for their encounters, making her efforts seem effortless. Her obsession with perfection leads her to scrutinize his every move, tracking his mistakes and punishing him in subtle ways to encourage improvement. She even sets traps, testing his devotion and commitment to her, all in the name of love. Yet, as she delves deeper into her controlling behavior, she begins to question whether her actions are justified or if she has crossed a line.
The narrative unfolds with an intensity reminiscent of Gone Girl, blending elements of psychological thriller and domestic drama. As secrets and hidden truths emerge, the reader is drawn into a world where passion and paranoia intertwine. My Husband explores the complexities of love, trust, and the lengths one might go to preserve a seemingly perfect marriage, ultimately revealing the dark undercurrents that can threaten even the strongest bonds.
An unsettling novel about the ultimate unknowability of your spouse and a sure-footed addition to a canon that might include Jane Eyre and Gone Girl . . . Gripping reading * Sunday Times *
An absolute banger! Paranoid, claustrophobic, and totally addictive, My Husband will give you whiplash. It's my new obsession: from the very first page, I couldn't leave it alone -- Alice Slater
There’s simply no way of telling how far she’ll go, and her increasingly volatile unreliability as a narrator makes the story all the more riveting -- Observer
This is not a conventional thriller as such, but there is plenty of suspense and the stakes are high. A bestseller and prize winner in France, this cool examination of the balance of power in a marriage comes over as the screwed-up offspring of Marguerite Duras’s The Lover. That there is a final twist is the only predictable aspect of a skilfully manipulated psychological drama. Emily (Brontë) in Paris * Times *
My Husband is a clever, unsettling and, at times, funny tale of unhinged marital devotion * Guardian *
Irresistible and delightful -- Amélie Nothomb
The exceptional My Husband has everything I look for in a novel: chic, beguiling and deeply unhinged -- Juno Dawson
I haven't been hooked by a voice like this in a long time. A heady intricate terrifying read -- Daisy Johnson
In this wry, psychologically complex debut, a meticulously manicured wife is obsessed with her husband. For the past 13 years, she's made a science of meeting his needs, putting them before her own or even their children's. Her love is a stranglehold; something's gotta give. The winner of France's First Novel Prize, this riveting emotional thriller requires serious willpower to not devour in a single sitting * Oprah Daily *
Shortlisted for four literary prizes, My Husband humorously deals with the complexity of love. A salient and funny novel about a marital face-to-face, My Husband is one of the most demanded books of the rentrée littéraire. [...] What if you always loved your spouse as if it was the first day ? The wild idea of novelist Maud Ventura * Madame Figaro *
ISBN: 9781804946220
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm
Weight: 194g
272 pages