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Autopsy of a boring wife / Marie-Renée Lavoie ; translated by Arielle Aaronson.
"Marie-Renée Lavoie's Autopsy of a Boring Wife tells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him. Diane takes the charge to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restoring trust in herself and others that is at the same time an astute commentary on women and girls, gender differences, and the curious institution of marriage in the twenty-first century. All the details are up for scrutiny in this tender, brisk story of the path to recovery. Autopsy of a Boring Wife is a wonderfully fresh and engaging novel of the pitfalls and missteps of an apparently "boring" life that could be any of ours."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781487004613 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1487004613 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 275 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: [Toronto] : Arachnide, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Autopsie d'une femme plate. "First published as Autopsie d'une femme plate in 2017 by Les Éditions XYZ. First published in English in 2019 by House of Anansi Press Inc."--Title page verso. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic formats. |
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| Subject: | Adultery > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Middle-aged women > Fiction. Adultery. Interpersonal relations. Middle-aged women. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Fiction. Humorous fiction. Domestic fiction. Humorous fiction. |
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- 19 of 23 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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- 1 current hold with 23 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC LAV (Text) | 35146002131084 | Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-02 |
- Baker & Taylor
"Marie-Renâee Lavoie's Autopsy of a Boring Wife tells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him. Diane takes the charge to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restoring trust in herself and others that is at the same time an astute commentary on women and girls, gender differences, and the curious institution of marriage in the twenty-first century. All the details are up for scrutiny in this tender, brisk story of the path to recovery. Autopsy of a Boring Wife is a wonderfully fresh and engaging novel of the pitfalls and missteps of an apparently "boring" life that could be any of ours."-- - Perseus Publishing
Like a Québécois Bridget Jonesâs Diary, Autopsy of a Boring Wife tells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband is having an affair because, he says, she bores him.
Diane takes the change to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restore trust in herself--and others--that offers an astute commentary on women and girls, gender differences, and the curious institution of twenty-first century marriage. All the details are up for scrutiny in this brisk, yet tender story of a path to recovery. Autopsy of a Boring Wife is a wonderfully fresh novel of the pitfalls of an apparently âboringâ life that could be any of ours.
