The Manual for Good Wives
20 February 2025Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
Everything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . .
To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who writes a weekly column advising young ladies on how to be better wives.
Only Adeline has never been a good wife or mother; she has no claim to the Copplefield name, nor is she an English...
Details
20 February 2025400 pages
9781529064650Imprint: Pan
Reviews
I was definitely in tears by the end! There is so much to say about this story. Lola Jaye has given us such a creative way of examining privilege, identity, trauma and whiteness in both erasAfua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) on The Attic Child
[This] could be Lola’s best book yet. Her writing is on another level, with characters and a story that grab you from the first page and don't let go until the very end. Just brilliantDorothy Koomson, author of My Other Husband on The Attic Child
An incredibly important book giving breath to voices we sadly seldom hear . . . beautifully crafted, [a] compelling story crossing continents and time, which will undoubtedly break your heart but also make it singMike Gayle, author of Dinner for Two on The Attic Child
Bruising yet hopeful epic novel . . . Emotional and evocative. A powerful tale of trauma, identity and survivalDaily Mail on The Attic Child
