It's the 1950s and we meet the happy, perfect wives who know how to entertain and take care of their family.

Everything isn't as perfect as it seems, though.

Lulu knew she had to make good impressions on everyone especially since they loved her jello salads.

Things changed after her husband was trying to get a promotion, she had a second baby, new neighbors moved in, and Lulu became obsessed with the new neighbor Bitsy and overwhelmed with her life.

Lulu struggled every day and tried to cope with no help from her husband, and she couldn't figure out why Bitsy was always smiling?

We follow Lulu as she tries to be the perfect wife, tries to figure out if she is going mad, and tries to find out what really is going on with Bitsy.

Then you will have your jaw drop at the twist and will be glad you weren't a housewife at that time….housewives who cared for everyone but themselves.

THE MAD WIFE is an unsettling read, but also an enlightening one.

This book will be another favorite for fans of Meagan Church. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Lulu and Henry live in a very nice neighborhood. She is a stay at home mom to her son, he has a good job as an architect waiting for a promotion. All the wives in the neighborhood are on the same schedule for cleaning, shopping even running errands. With the birth of Lulu’s second child things start to go wrong. Lulu becomes obsessed with a new neighbor, Bitsy, moving in across the street. When Lulu discovers the truth about Bitsy he life really begins to unravel.
It isn’t until almost the end that the reader finds out the truth about Lulu’s strange behavior.
Thanks NetGalley for sharing this audio book with me.