The Wives by Tarryn Fisher - Episode 157
Terrible Book Club
English - February 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB - ★★★★ - 46 ratingsBooks Arts Comedy bookclub comedy funny badauthors badbookpodcast badbooks bookpodcast bookreview books criticism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It’s Valentine’s Day so we thought, "Why not celebrate with multiple wives?" Friend-of-the-show Tris recommended Tarryn Fisher's The Wives to us after she read it in 2021 and wondered how the ending could've been quite so bad. We're back from our nearly 3 month winter break and re-entry to our 8th year of terrible books was a painful one.
Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion or mention of: domestic violence, mental health struggles, miscarriage, misogyny (both internalized and externalized!), & polygamy