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The Marriage Vendetta

By: Caroline Madden
Narrated by: Flora Montgomery
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Eliza's playwright husband Richard Sheridan has accepted the career opportunity of a lifetime: running a prestigious theatre in Dublin. Eliza plays the role of the supportive wife - uprooting their daughter Mara, relocating from England to Dublin, running the household and managing Richard's paperwork - but inside, she's burning with resentment.

Eliza was once a globe-trotting classical pianist; now, her time is consumed by the dramas of the judgmental 'momfluencers' at the café across from Mara's school, where she spends hours anxiously watching her lonely daughter during playtimes.

When she's sent a suggestive photo of Richard with another woman, it's the last straw. She turns to mysterious marriage therapist Ellen Early for help. But Eliza has no idea just how far Ms. Early is willing to go to get results ...

The Marriage Vendetta offers the quirky relatable tone of How to Kill Your Family crossed with wry wit of Sorrow and Bliss. There's a touch of BBC's Motherland in the portrayal of parental schoolyard politics - and the dark comedy of Bad Sisters.

©2025 Caroline Madden (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK Contemporary Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Romantic Comedy Marriage Theatre
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So well written by Caroline and so well read by Flora. A multilayered story that kept me guessing until the brilliant ending. Loved the pace, the sharp dialogue, the humour and the characterisation . 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Bravo!! Encore!!

A delight from beginning to end

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Great story, lots of twists and turns. Lots of humour and a fabulous message. I also loved the narration.

Excellent

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I suffered deeply from second hand embarrassment, it’s so cringe in all the references to Dublin and only focuses on one particular niche of people in Dublin who speak with insufferable accents. The story was ok, the end was odd, it was like reading Ann Frank and then Ann is on a train to hogwarts.

Cringe Irish accents and references

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