Re-read - a dark, funny, fable of revenge, and what it means to be a woman, what happens if someone who's always played by the rules (good wife, good mother, good woman) is given permission to break every rule in the book, and what they do with the power this brings! Fay Weldon writes brilliantly and whilst the setting may have dated a little the tensions in sex and gender relations remain. ( )

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An incredibly dark book about revenge. After her husband has an affair, a woman sets out to ruin the life of her husband and his mistress. ( )

If you are going to watch a film/mini series of this book, you MUST watch the BBC version as it is true to the book, which is realistic within the fiction genre. The American version of this book was total crap, with a stupid resolution. ( )

Oddly interesting

The story is both fascinating and appalling. None of the characters are very likeable. Basically a story about a woman whose husband wrongs her. She sets a diabolical plan in motion to not only destroy him but to completely reinvent herself. ( )