Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

Mrs. March

A Novel

Virginia Feito

WW Norton · Print & ebook · June 14, 2022

Mrs.

Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
Readers who enjoy psychological suspense and domestic thrillers
Themes
psychological suspense, identity, domestic life
Pacing
Mixed

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Thrillers.

  1. Famous Last WordsGillian McAllister66% match
  2. The Briar ClubKate Quinn64% match
  3. Murder Most HauntedEmma Mason63% match
  4. A Talent for MurderPeter Swanson, Sophie Amoss62% match
  5. The Paris ApartmentLucy Foley62% match
  6. The Midnight FeastLucy Foley62% match
  7. Beautiful UglyAlice Feeney62% match

For younger readers: Beth Is Dead, Pick the Lock

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

George March’s latest novel is a smash. No one could be prouder than his dutiful wife, Mrs. March, who revels in his accolades. A careful creature of routine and decorum, she lives a precariously controlled existence on the Upper East Side until one morning, when the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that her husband’s latest protagonist—a detestable character named Johanna—is based on Mrs. March herself.

Continue reading

Clutching her ostrich leather pocketbook and mint-colored gloves, she flees the shop. What could have merited this humiliation? That one casual remark robs Mrs. March of the belief that she knew everything about her husband—and herself—thus sending her on an increasingly paranoid journey that begins within the pages of a book. While snooping in George’s office, Mrs. March finds a newspaper clipping about a missing woman. Did George have anything to do with her disappearance? He’s been going on a lot of “hunting trips” up north with his editor lately, leaving Mrs. March all alone at night with her tormented thoughts, and the cockroaches that have suddenly started to appear, and strange breathing noises . . . As she begins to decode her husband’s secrets, her deafening anxiety and fierce determination threaten everyone in her wake—including her stoic housekeeper, Martha, and her unobtrusive son, Jonathan, whom she loves so profoundly, when she remembers to love him at all. Combining a Hitchcockian sensibility with wickedly dark humor, Virginia Feito, a brilliantly talented and, at times, mischievous newcomer, offers a razor-sharp exploration of the fragility of identity. A mesmerizing novel of psychological suspense and casebook insecurity turned full-blown neurosis, Mrs. March will have you second-guessing your own seemingly familiar reflection in the mirror.

Who it’s for

  • Readers who enjoy psychological suspense and domestic thrillers
  • Fans of novels exploring identity and paranoia

Where it sits

Psychological Thrillers71%
Domestic Thrillers52%
Dark Humor22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Psychological Thrillers
  • Domestic Thrillers
  • Satire
Authors
Virginia Feito
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
June 14, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
psychological suspense · identity · domestic life
Reading lane
Psychological Thrillers