Dreadful Message for Women-Do Not Buy

This story depicts bullying and betrayal in a marriage as acceptable
The main protagonist is a young woman with very poor self esteem who is taken advantage of by men.
This novel does not portray this paradigm as wrong but rather sets out the heroine’s hapless, pathetic and excessive use of denial as good qualities! At one point, we are told that the heroine being young and inept in daily skills was why her husband had an affair with an older woman. Furthermore- the heroine and her feisty godmother reflect on her inexperience as the reason for her husband’s (Lucas)infidelity. Throughout this appalling story, we are shown and told of Lucas’ bullying behaviours- which are all forgiven and acceptable- since he is a talented chef….
Ms Fforde should stop writing harmful and damaging stories like this that propagate the message that bullying by men is ok, that females are meant to be helpless, that infidelity by the husband is the woman’s fault and that a good looking man is to be forgiven everything
I urge you NOT to buy this - especially if you are a young woman or someone with trauma in your background

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