Hausfrau
Author: Jill Alexander Essbaum
For readers of Claire Messud and Mary Gaitskill comes a striking debut novel of marriage, fidelity, sex, and morality, featuring a fascinating heroine who struggles to live a life with meaning. Hausfrauhaus·frau \haus-frau\ n 1: Origin: German.Housewife, homemaker. 2: A married woman. 3: A novel by Jill Alexander Essbaum Anna was a good wife, mostly. Anna Benz, an American….Read More
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