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The School for Husbands

By: Wendy Holden (Romance Author)
Narrated by: Suzy Aitchison
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Sophie seems to have a perfect marriage. She, her author husband, Mark, and their daughter live in a big house full of antiques. But as Mark's best-selling star rises, his best husband status is sliding out of the chart, and Sophie feels neglected.©2006 Wendy Holden (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Marriage
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The usual Holden mix, this time looking at marriage. Everything thrown in from the naive tired young working parents Sophie and Mark, a mother- in-law from hell, an ambitious but emotionally barren banker, one man-hating boss and a second regular divorcee, to an archetype American therapist. It's not one of her better books, but it is funny and Suzy Aitchison takes it along at a good pace with clear characterisation. What lets it down is the lack of any sort of steel in either Sophie or Mark, particularly Sophie, as they drift into chaotic and pretty unbelievable situations without any real attempt to stand up for themselves. Sophie is so wet at times she needs drip-drying. The usual uncomfortable truths are there though, this time that it's the small domestic irritations that scupper marriages far more than any big issues. Some good points hidden within the froth, but it is fairly enjoyable froth.

Funny and far-fetched, but a grain of truth

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The School for Husbands is a short, sweet and easy listen. It is standard Wendy Holden format. Lots of witty little quips mixed in with everyday work/life balance issues and relationship ups and downs, approached in a gentle, comedic fashion.

Short and sweet

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