Wifey (Paperback)

by Judy Blume (Author) "SANDY SAT UP in bed and looked at the clock..." (more)
Key Phrases: got gonorrhea, New York, Brenda Partington Yvelenski, Norman Pressman (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Los Angeles Times One for the grown-ups!...pathos, slapstick, romance....My children have been addicted to her for years -- now one sees why. -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
With more than four million copies sold, Wifey is Judy Blume's hilarious, moving tale of a woman who trades in her conventional wifely duties for her wildest fantasies-and learns a lot about life along the way.

Sandy Pressman is a nice suburban wife whose boredom is getting the best of her. She could be making friends at the club, like her husband keeps encouraging her to do.

Or working on her golf game.
Or getting her hair done.

But for some reason, these things don't interest her as much as the naked man on the motorcycle...

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (September 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425206548
• ISBN-13: 978-0425206546
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,357 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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80 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great fast read, that will leave you laughing., February 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wifey (Mass Market Paperback)

"Wifey" was a great book, and a fast page-turner. I have been a fan of Judy Blume since I was in elementary school, and she has never disappointed me. "Wifey" is a story about the extracurricular and sexual activities of the well-off in suburban New Jersey, during a summer in the early 1970s. Sandy Pressman has been bored with her life and marriage, until the morning a man on his motorcycle rides onto her property. With her children away at summer camp, Sandy finds herself getting into certain situations that will forever change her "good girl" image. Meanwhile, life goes on for her husband, family, and friends, most of whom are clueless about Sandy's activities. Written in a humorous prose, "Wifey" will leave you laughing, and you will not want the story to end. Just be careful not to leave this book where a child will find it, because it is very sexually explicit. "Smart Women" will be my next read.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The consequences of boredom & fantasy......, September 29, 2003

By	girldiver "Enjoy!" (tangled up in blue.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wifey (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed this read about a bored housewife. She has settled into a routine of children and saturday sex. When her children go off to summer camp she begins to wonder why her life is not fullfilled emotionally and sexually.

I was drawn into the book by the very first chapter when a motorcycle man drives up early in the morning and pleases himself on Sandy's lawn while she idly watches him from her bedroom window. Sandy begins to wonder what she is doing with her husband Norman and begins fantasizing about her old boyfriend Shep. The entire summer showcases Sandy's sexual awakening and extra marital affairs. But like all things there are emotional and physical consequences.

This book was very Jong-like (Erica Jong author of fear of flying) full of emotion and personal exploration as another reviewer also mentioned. This book was well written by a talented woman, Judy Blume. I never had the privledge to read her childrens books but I imagine they were good.

I too was disappointed in the ending but the book definetly demontrated the importance of communication and tenderness in marriage. All in all I read the book from cover to cover and enjoyed Sandy's journey.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic, Fun Read, August 17, 2001

By	Zane "NY Times Bestselling Author" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wifey (Mass Market Paperback)

My entertainment attorney has been talking about this book for more than a year and when I spotted one copy on the shelf, I had to pick it up and dig into it that very same night. I truly enjoyed the novel from page one, and I thought the main character was purely delightful. A woman that had been repressed sexually by her husband for the entire length of their marriage who finally decided to take a walk on the wild side. Norman, the husband that didn't believe in sexual adventure, was a study in what is wrong with dominant men who think they run the show. Judy Blume is a wonderful author and one of my personal favorites.