Recommended for readers seeking a psychological thriller exploring the darker sides of love and relationships.Emily Perkins intricately examines the themes of obsession and paranoia in relationships, and take the readers on a spine-tingling journey of self-discovery. With vivid descriptions of characters, situations, and settings, Perkins manages to create a sense of intrigue and anticipation that keeps the readers at the edge of their seats until the very end.

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• Believer Book Award (2008)
• Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Medal for Fiction or Poetry (Montana NZ Awards) (2009)

Tom Stone is madly in love with his wife Ann. Pushing forty and expecting their first child, they buy a semi-derelict house in Hackney. Despite their spiralling money troubles, they believe this is their settled future. But Ann becomes convinced she's being shadowed by a homeless man whose presence seems like a terrible omen. As their child grows, Ann's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, feverish and disturbed. On the verge of losing everything, Tom makes a decision that he hopes will save their lives. Novel About My Wife is a taut, sensuous and chilling portrait of a marriage beset by paranoia and obsession.

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