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A review by bookwormishme
The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler
4.0
4 stars
This book was so much fun! A book about women who are fierce, yet still struggle with self-esteem. I loved this one.
Madeline, Sophie, and Lauren are best friends in New York City. Madeline had a very amicable divorce with her ex when he took a job in London. Sophie had a very toxic break from her husband, who has since remarried. And Lauren, well, she’s in for quite the ride with her husband. Sophie and Lauren are practically life long friends, Madeline came into the group when they were in a CPR class together.
One night when the three are out together, the three come up with an idea for an app that would outsource wife duties - not the sexual kind, but the stuff wives/moms do every single day. Errands, school stuff, organizing things for the hubby’s work. All those things that women do but never get paid to do. At first Sophie and Madeline think it’s a joke, but Lauren really dives in and decides to move forward.
It’s a book that allows you to see three women as comrades, not competitors. They cheer for each other’s successes. They work together to find the best way to accomplish things. They grow and change. They learn to say no. It’s really an evolution from start to finish. There are pitfalls along the way but they confront and deal with them. A great novel about moving forward.
Mackler is a fabulous writer. The story is full of charm and wit. (And a little bit of sex here and there.) While she does somewhat wrap up the women’s stories, I would still love to see more of them, and where the future takes them.
This book was so much fun! A book about women who are fierce, yet still struggle with self-esteem. I loved this one.
Madeline, Sophie, and Lauren are best friends in New York City. Madeline had a very amicable divorce with her ex when he took a job in London. Sophie had a very toxic break from her husband, who has since remarried. And Lauren, well, she’s in for quite the ride with her husband. Sophie and Lauren are practically life long friends, Madeline came into the group when they were in a CPR class together.
One night when the three are out together, the three come up with an idea for an app that would outsource wife duties - not the sexual kind, but the stuff wives/moms do every single day. Errands, school stuff, organizing things for the hubby’s work. All those things that women do but never get paid to do. At first Sophie and Madeline think it’s a joke, but Lauren really dives in and decides to move forward.
It’s a book that allows you to see three women as comrades, not competitors. They cheer for each other’s successes. They work together to find the best way to accomplish things. They grow and change. They learn to say no. It’s really an evolution from start to finish. There are pitfalls along the way but they confront and deal with them. A great novel about moving forward.
Mackler is a fabulous writer. The story is full of charm and wit. (And a little bit of sex here and there.) While she does somewhat wrap up the women’s stories, I would still love to see more of them, and where the future takes them.