Synopsis
What happens when the mistress gets her man?
Against the odds, that's what happened to Minty. She stole her best friend Rose's husband Nathan and made him her own. But now that she's got what she wanted - marriage, kids, a family home - she's discovering a few things she didn't bargain on: the cold shoulder from Nathan's other family, her husband's middle age and growing distance... and accepting that first wives don't just go away.
What's more, age brings one or two other problems for Minty. Problems that will lead her back to the one person she really doesn't want to face...
Interview
Elizabeth Buchan is at her witty and entertaining best in our exclusive and personal interview.
Who or what always puts a smile on your face?
My family…. Followed closely by a royalty cheque.
What are you reading at the moment?
Editor by Max Hastings.
Which author do you most admire?
George Eliot / Jane Austen / Ian McEwan… it is impossible to choose.
What’s your earliest memory?
Getting badly sunburnt on a beach near Lagos in Nigeria.
What is your greatest fear?
If I confess I could never bring myself to watch Titanic.
How would you like to be remembered?
I would like to be remembered with love.
Have you ever done something you’ve really regretted?
Several times…
How do you spoil yourself?
Wine, chocolate, hairdresser, opera, ballet… The list is endless.
What’s your favourite word/book?
There are so many favourites words… but the least favourite are: ‘while you are up’.
Who do you turn to in a crisis?
Husband.
What makes you angry?
Poverty, and the despair and illness of those who endure it.
Have you ever had any other jobs apart from writing?
Blurb writer and fiction editor.
Are you in love?
I’m plotting to marry Wayne Rooney.
What’s your worst vice?
Greed.
What are you proudest of?
My family.
Where do you write?
In my study overlooking the garden through which prowl foxes, squirrels, cats and frogs.
Where’s your favourite city?
Rome.
When was the last time you cried?
When my daughter made it into the top ten finalists in the Times/Naxos Voice of the Year Competition.
One wish; what would it be?
That my family are safe and well and happy.
Did you enjoy school?
Emphatically: no.
Product details
Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780141019888
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 384
Published : 02 Aug 2007
Publisher : Penguin
The Second Wife
£6.99
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