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The Marriage Vendetta

By: Caroline Madden
Narrated by: Flora Montgomery
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Eliza's playwright husband Richard Sheridan has accepted the career opportunity of a lifetime: running a prestigious theatre in Dublin. Eliza plays the role of the supportive wife - uprooting their daughter Mara, relocating from England to Dublin, running the household and managing Richard's paperwork - but inside, she's burning with resentment.

Eliza was once a globe-trotting classical pianist; now, her time is consumed by the dramas of the judgmental 'momfluencers' at the café across from Mara's school, where she spends hours anxiously watching her lonely daughter during playtimes.

When she's sent a suggestive photo of Richard with another woman, it's the last straw. She turns to mysterious marriage therapist Ellen Early for help. But Eliza has no idea just how far Ms. Early is willing to go to get results ...

The Marriage Vendetta offers the quirky relatable tone of How to Kill Your Family crossed with wry wit of Sorrow and Bliss. There's a touch of BBC's Motherland in the portrayal of parental schoolyard politics - and the dark comedy of Bad Sisters.

©2025 Caroline Madden (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK
Contemporary Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Romantic Comedy Marriage Theatre
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I really enjoyed this story, right up until the epilogue. a few minor plot holes and unanswered questions can be forgiven but the last few minutes were a bit of a let down. other than that, it was a fun ride!

Dark and funny

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