Autopsy of a Boring Wife

Like a QubcoisBridget Jones's Diary, Marie-Rene Lavoie'sAutopsy of a Boring Wifetells the hysterically funny and ultimately touching tale of 48-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him. Diane takes the charge to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restoring trust in herself and others that is at the same time an astute commentary on women and girls, gender differencesand the curious institution of marriage in the 21st-century. All the details are up for scrutiny in this tender, brisk story of the path to recovery.Autopsy of a Boring Wifeis a wonderfully fresh and engaging novel of the pitfalls and missteps of an apparently "boring" life that could be any of ours. (From House of Anansi)

Autopsy of a Boring Wife is on theCanada Reads2021 longlist.

Marie-Rene Lavoie is the author of three books, includingMister Roger and Me(La petite et le vieuxin French), which won Radio-Canada'sLes combat des livresin 2012.Lavoielives in Montreal.

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