The Uncoupling

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Tender yet wickedly intelligent summer reading from Anne Tyler's naughty little sister What if every woman in town suddenly went on strike For the people of Stellar Plains, the staging of a new school production of an Athenian drama coincides with a mysterious cold wind that blows into houses and into hearts, stilling passion and cooling sheets. As the play moves into dress rehearsal and discontent simmers, opening night cannot come a moment too soon...

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Delightful and heartbreaking -- David Baddiel * The Times *
Her writing is effortlessly readable -- Lucy Scholes * Sunday Times *
A novel that tingles with playfulness and wicked observation * Independent *
There are lots of sharp insights on the generation gap, the pseudo-intimacy generated by the internet, and American high-school life; Wolitzer displays perfect comic timing in her awkward chats between jocular teachers and mortified teens * Guardian *
Highly entertaining and a serious page-turner. Wolitzer's humour and language create a compelling read * Aesthetica *

Author Bio

Meg Wolitzer is the author of several acclaimed novels, most recently The Wife ('has you howling with recognition' Allison Pearson), The Position ('one of the best and most human books I've read all year' Erica Wagner) and The Ten-Year Nap ('wickedly, terrifically funny... a true delight' Independent). She is married with two sons and lives in New York City.