{"product_id":"the-other-wife-hardcover-1","title":"The Other Wife - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJackie Thomas-Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinary. A story about belonging in liminal spaces, and longing for things seemingly just out of reach. A searing, beautiful book.\" --Kiley Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCome and Get It \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Complex and enduring...We would follow Zuzu anywhere.\" --Oprah Daily \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA big-hearted novel of nostalgia and longing, and a poignant exploration of how we choose to love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZuzu met her best friend Cash on the first day of college, and nothing was ever the same. Tall, witty, and popular, his friendship represented a kind of belonging for Zuzu, who had always felt like an outsider growing up biracial in her rural hometown. Though their friendship was charged with longing, it never progressed to romance. Now approaching her forties, Zuzu has built a stable life with her wife Agnes, a steadfast and career-driven lawyer. Yet Zuzu is haunted by the choices that have shaped her: living with her mother instead of her father in childhood, pursuing law over art, and marrying Agnes while harboring complex feelings for Cash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a sudden loss pulls Zuzu back to her hometown, the \"what ifs\" in her mind become louder than ever, and she begins to unwind the turns that have led her here. Will she embrace the choices she's made, or risk everything for a chance to chase the past? A novel that speaks to unfulfilled desires and the euphoric nostalgia that's particular to the beginning of middle age, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is as heartfelt as it is daring in its deep reckoning with the past and quest for true joy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackie Thomas-Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded a Stegner Fellowship in 2014. She is the winner of the 2019 Stella Kupfer­berg Memorial Short Story Prize, and her work has been recorded for NPR's \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmeri­can Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Lit­erature\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in fiction from Columbia University School of the Arts and lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.43 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580771037491,"sku":"9780593851609","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KI__ooIIwe9780593851609.webp?v=1761530015","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-other-wife-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}