The Mad Wife

A Novel

De: Meagan Church

Narrado por: Susan Bennett

From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build—and the lies we live.

They called it hysteria. She called it survival.

Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife. Despite the tragic memories that haunt her and the weight of exhausting expectations, she keeps her husband happy, her household running, and her gelatin salads the talk of the neighborhood. But after she gives birth to her second child, Lulu's carefully crafted life begins to unravel.

When a new neighbor, Bitsy, moves in, Lulu suspects that something darker lurks behind the woman's constant smile. As her fixation on Bitsy deepens, Lulu is drawn into a web of unsettling truths that threaten to expose the cracks in her own life. The more she uncovers about Bitsy, the more she questions everything she thought she knew—and soon, others begin questioning her sanity. But is Lulu truly losing her mind? Or is she on the verge of discovering a reality too terrifying to accept?

In the vein of The Bell Jar and The Hours, The Mad Wife weaves domestic drama with psychological suspense, so poignant and immersive, you won't want to stop listening.

©2025 Meagan Church (P)2025 Recorded Books

Susan Bennett is a fantastic narrator. She makes every story come to life.

Megan Church is becoming one of my favorite author. Each story is written so well very touching.

Real Life

This book could have been a non fiction genre. How much of this has happened to so many women who are dismissed and not listen too when suffering with pain and loss. It was wonderfully written, as I could feel every bit of the story in my heart.

Let’s Make Absolutely sure this God-awful treatment of women doesn’t happen Again.

It breaks my heart to read this story, knowing this was once reality for American women. This should be required reading as it sheds light on the superficial view of a 1950s housewife and puts the focus back on the real reasons why so many men want to go back to the “Great” 1950’s again! its pages should terrify all women — and the men who love and respect them.

Excellent

So well-done. I had no idea what to expect with this one, but I'm so glad I went in blind.

The cover

Amazing, unexpected, tragic,hopeful. Well told, informative. Church really took her time putting everything into this story. To tell the story of women that were untold.