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Trad Wife
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A deliciously sinister new novel from three-time Bram Stoker award-winner Sarah Langan.
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the "trad wife" queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals and pastoral bliss, she's an icon of modern femininity. But behind every perfect image is a secret. And in this case, the secret is a horror.
Desperate to save her tarnished career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to profile Mia. Jenny is ready to write a scathing exposé, determined to expose the deception behind Mia's curated life. But soon, Jenny has more to contend with than staged videos and picture-perfect poses. There's something wrong at the farmhouse. Something slithers through Jenny's dreams, and at night, the children sing strange nursery rhymes.
She's losing time.
She's losing her hair.
She starts to worry, that she's losing her mind.
There is a horror at the heart of Black Swan, and it's waiting just for Jenny. Trad Wife will make you question what's real and what's just a perfectly curated deception . . .
Will you see the lie?
‘Sarah Langan never ceases to amaze’
GILLIAN FLYNN
A deliciously sinister new novel from three-time Bram Stoker award-winner Sarah Langan.
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the "trad wife" queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals and pastoral bliss, she's an icon of modern femininity. But behind every perfect image is a secret. And in this case, the secret is a horror.
Desperate to save her tarnished career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to profile Mia. Jenny is ready to write a scathing exposé, determined to expose the deception behind Mia's curated life. But soon, Jenny has more to contend with than staged videos and picture-perfect poses. There's something wrong at the farmhouse. Something slithers through Jenny's dreams, and at night, the children sing strange nursery rhymes.
She's losing time.
She's losing her hair.
She starts to worry, that she's losing her mind.
There is a horror at the heart of Black Swan, and it's waiting just for Jenny. Trad Wife will make you question what's real and what's just a perfectly curated deception . . .
Will you see the lie?
‘Sarah Langan never ceases to amaze’
GILLIAN FLYNN
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About the author
Sarah Langan
53 books906 followersSarah grew up on Long Island, got her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, her MS in environmental toxicology from NYU, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her family, two rabbits, and three chickens.
Her next novel TRAD WIFE is due out from S&S and Tor UK in Summer, 2026.
Her most recent works include A BETTER WORLD, GOOD NEIGHBORS, PAM KOWOLSKI IS A MONSTER, YOU HAVE THE PRETTIEST MASK, "Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Electric Sheep?," "Squid Teeth," "The Devil's Children," and "I Miss You Too Much."
*I acknowledge that I have massacred the punctuation surrounding the above quotations marks. I will now resume talking about myself in the third person.*
Her books have received favorite of the year distinctions from NPR, Newsweek, The Irish Times, Publisher's Weekly, and the AARP (best of the last five years).
She is also three-time Bram Stoker award winner for outstanding novel in 2007 - The Missing, outstanding short story in 2008 - The Lost, and outstanding novel in 2009 - Audrey's Door.
Blog:https://sarahlangan.com/blog/
Her next novel TRAD WIFE is due out from S&S and Tor UK in Summer, 2026.
Her most recent works include A BETTER WORLD, GOOD NEIGHBORS, PAM KOWOLSKI IS A MONSTER, YOU HAVE THE PRETTIEST MASK, "Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Electric Sheep?," "Squid Teeth," "The Devil's Children," and "I Miss You Too Much."
*I acknowledge that I have massacred the punctuation surrounding the above quotations marks. I will now resume talking about myself in the third person.*
Her books have received favorite of the year distinctions from NPR, Newsweek, The Irish Times, Publisher's Weekly, and the AARP (best of the last five years).
She is also three-time Bram Stoker award winner for outstanding novel in 2007 - The Missing, outstanding short story in 2008 - The Lost, and outstanding novel in 2009 - Audrey's Door.
Blog:https://sarahlangan.com/blog/
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Review of advance copy received from Publisher
3.25 stars~ genuinely what the fuck
right from the get go, i got so hooked and invested into this story . the author really did a great job when it came to making the female mc relatable and connectable because i loved reading from her perspective honestly. trad wife was such a well woven story- it was told in such a good, subtle way, you don't even realise what is happening until the end where you realise the book is littered with loads of puzzle pieces! this book was so atmospheric too, the author really made me grossed out and uncomfortable effortlessly in every chapter, which gave me a great thriler experience tbh. i don't read many thrillers so when i realised where the ending was going with this one i was kind of annoyed and mad icl, because i just felt so powerless and bad for her. like i feel like i'm in shock, horror and awe all in one...
and the last line!!! chilling.
you are probably wondering why i've praised this book then went and rated it 3.25. well, to be fair i didn't like the satanic route it took because it was just a bit cliche and horror movie-esque. while i do think the plot twist was amazingly done and a great idea i'm also so bitter for my girl jenny 😭💔 i was really rooting for this bitch. but the main reason was the cliche satanic-like plot route, which icl, i just really don't like.
thank you to the uk publishers for sending me an arc of this book to review!
3.25 stars
right from the get go, i got so hooked and invested into this story . the author really did a great job when it came to making the female mc relatable and connectable because i loved reading from her perspective honestly. trad wife was such a well woven story- it was told in such a good, subtle way, you don't even realise what is happening until the end where you realise the book is littered with loads of puzzle pieces! this book was so atmospheric too, the author really made me grossed out and uncomfortable effortlessly in every chapter, which gave me a great thriler experience tbh. i don't read many thrillers so when i realised where the ending was going with this one i was kind of annoyed and mad icl, because i just felt so powerless and bad for her. like i feel like i'm in shock, horror and awe all in one...
and the last line!!! chilling.
you are probably wondering why i've praised this book then went and rated it 3.25. well, to be fair i didn't like the satanic route it took because it was just a bit cliche and horror movie-esque. while i do think the plot twist was amazingly done and a great idea i'm also so bitter for my girl jenny 😭💔 i was really rooting for this bitch. but the main reason was the cliche satanic-like plot route, which icl, i just really don't like.
thank you to the uk publishers for sending me an arc of this book to review!
3.25 stars
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Flat out brilliant.
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