Welcome to Stepford, Connecticut, where the husbands join the men's association, and all the women are satisfied with keeping house. But don't let perfection fool you. This slim novel packs a punch, exploring themes of sexism, patriarchy, societal traditions, conformity, perfectionism, consumerism, and the dark side of suburbia. For fans of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and the inspiration for Jordan Peele's film Get Out. You won't leave Stepford, ladies...because the men won't let you!
Publisher's description:
The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary's Baby With an Introduction by Peter Straub For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret -- a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same. At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.