How To Be a Good Wife - Hardcover

‘An intensifying mood of menace pervades this mesmerising debut’ David Hewson, author of The Killing

‘A compelling, twisty tale of deception and distrust. Beautifully written, and very clever indeed’ Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner

‘Compelling and complex, this brave novel offers no safety nets . . . Not just a gripping read but an essential one. It will provoke questions long after the cover is closed’ Ruth Dugdall, author of The Woman Before Me, winner of the CWA Debut Dagger Award

‘On the surface the book is a highly competent, creepy little chiller, but beneath, like a silent, bolted and half-dark room, there’s a much bigger, equally disconcerting story about the nature of feminine experience. It’s an accomplished debut from a writer who shows insight and emotional power’ Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies

‘Tightly plotted, tensely written . . . Emma Chapman is very accomplished in her present, and a bright hope for the future’ Andrew Motion

‘Claustrophobic, startling and hauntingly beautiful . . . will stay with you long after you wish it would let you go’ Liza Klaussmann, author of Tigers in Red Weather

‘Taut, elegant and pitch-perfect. As soon as you've read it you'll want to talk about it’. Evie Wyld, author of After the Fire, A Still Small Voice

‘Compelling, edgy and dark – I read How To Be a Good Wife in one sitting’. Jane Rusbridge, author of Rook and The Devil's Music

‘An impressive debut novel. Here’s hoping there’ll be more from Emma Chapman’ M. J. Hyland, Man Booker prize shortlisted author of Carry Me Down and This is How

‘A tense, unnerving debut, told with precision and control. As unsettling as any ghost story’ Simon Lelic, author of Rupture and The Child Who