{"product_id":"the-wife-hildred-billings-9798248981984","title":"The Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe most unconventional marriage around is about to get more complicated...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwinging isn't easy in a world that holds monogamy up as the standard, but for Lara and Kennedy Anderssen, no other kind of marriage could keep them together... or with anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after a decade of shared mistresses, key parties, and non-stop seduction, Lara Anderssen suspects that something sinister lurks between her partner Kennedy and their new, younger maid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlirt. Swinger. Harpy.\u003c\/i\u003e Lara has been called a lot of things in her social circles, but like most words, they don't get to her. She knows what she is and how to get what she wants - like the truth lying beneath the web of deceit and lies she's convinced grow around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet does the darkness she swears she sees really exist outside of her? Or does it lurk completely within, feeding her delusions and flaming her insecurities? Just how fragile is Lara? Will the truth shatter her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEither way, she's determined to find out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WIFE is a sapphic retelling of A Fragile Wife by Cynthia Dane. It's about an established pair who are swingers, and includes themes of depression and anxiety.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hildred Billings,Cynthia Dane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248981984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.38d","brand":"Hildred Billings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454431768831,"sku":"9798248981984","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be2c39b9-3fbf-412c-8e77-accf670fe84b.jpg?v=1777306202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wife-hildred-billings-9798248981984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}