Scan barcode
A review by kimbofo
Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
5.0
How delightful it was to pick up Virginia Feito’s Mrs March for some wickedly good fun!
Set in New York’s exclusive Upper East Side, this debut novel tells the story of the titular Mrs March, who is married to celebrated author George March, a man 11 years her senior, to whom she is devoted, mainly because of the status and wealth his success brings. (They’ve been married a long time and it’s fair to say her love for him has waned somewhat.)
So imagine her horror when one day, out buying her regulation olive bread from the local patisserie shop, she discovers that readers believe that Johanna, the lead character in George’s latest bestselling book, is based on her. She’s outraged because Johanna is a whore past her prime, and Mrs March is a fine upstanding citizen, albeit slightly fake and needy, who believes that appearances are everything.
Distraught by this news, she comes home and pulls George’s book from the shelf. In the acknowledgements, she notices that she has been thanked as “a constant source of inspiration”.
To read the rest of my review, please visit my blog.
Set in New York’s exclusive Upper East Side, this debut novel tells the story of the titular Mrs March, who is married to celebrated author George March, a man 11 years her senior, to whom she is devoted, mainly because of the status and wealth his success brings. (They’ve been married a long time and it’s fair to say her love for him has waned somewhat.)
So imagine her horror when one day, out buying her regulation olive bread from the local patisserie shop, she discovers that readers believe that Johanna, the lead character in George’s latest bestselling book, is based on her. She’s outraged because Johanna is a whore past her prime, and Mrs March is a fine upstanding citizen, albeit slightly fake and needy, who believes that appearances are everything.
Distraught by this news, she comes home and pulls George’s book from the shelf. In the acknowledgements, she notices that she has been thanked as “a constant source of inspiration”.
To read the rest of my review, please visit my blog.