'I loved it, loved it, loved it. It's so funny and true and sad and real and clever and of-the-moment. Also so hopeful and wise and ultimately heartwarming.' Marian Keyes 'Witty ... profound. Hugely enjoyable with a controversial ending.' Red 'A wonderfully clever, sad and funny read.' Daily Mail 'Pacey writing ... raw humour' Sunday Times 'Wife 22 depicts the ridiculous ease with which we reveal our innermost thoughts to complete strangers but not those we know and love' Vogue (Australia) 'With a quirky narrative that mixes Facebook statues, questionnaires, Google searches and chatty prose, this is a funny and poignant story that explores how confession can sometimes be the ultimate aphrodisiac' Easy Living '"Did I really try and pass off Ikea meatballs as my own? Did I really admit to our friends that we have sex only once a month?" Just minor questions for Alice Buckle as her life scrambles' Sainsbury's Magazine 'In the crowded pool of novels about midlife crises, Wife 22 has the buoyancy of water wings' Washington Post

Melanie Gideon is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir The Slippery Year, which received huge critical acclaim. She has written for The Times, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, More and Marie Claire.