WHAT DOES "WIFE" MEAN TODAY? It’s a fascinating question that’s been receiving huge media and reader attention, fuelled by Anne Kingston’s provocative book.

Traversing the complex landscape of contemporary wifehood, Kingston combines broad-ranging research with her own insights and wit, providing a fresh perspective on being a married woman. From the elevation of the bride to a powerful consumer icon, through the recent romanticization of domesticity, and into the conflicted territory of wifely sexuality, The Meaning of Wife is constantly engaging and often surprising.

A book that’s tailor-made for book clubs—even the cover provokes discussion—as well as lively chats over a glass of wine, The Meaning of Wife is changing the way we think about women, men and marriage.

ANNE KINGSTON is an award-winning journalist who is currently a columnist for the National Post, where she writes about social and contemporary issues. She is also the bestselling author of The Edible Man: Dave Nichol, President's Choice and the Making of Popular Taste, which won the 1995 Business Book of the Year award.  She has contributed to most major Canadian publications, including The Globe and Mail, Saturday Night and Toronto Life. The Meaning Of Wife has sold internationally and will be published in the U.S. by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in spring 2005. Anne Kingston lives in Toronto.

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