The Dream Wife- Louisa De Lange

OMG! Annie is married to David and they have a 2 year old son Johnny. Anna fell for David

as to her he personified being safe and looked after. Little did she know how much she

would regret that. Trigger warning****Domestic abuse***. David is a control freak.

If Annie so much as leaves a cobweb he will accuse her of “sitting on her arse all day”

and worse. When she gives birth, she has a cut on her head, we don’t know why.

When Johnny has an anaphylactic reaction, David is at work , doesn’t respond to her

messages and leaves her to it. He treats her worse than a slave and holds her prisoner

to his whims in every way imaginable and more besides..  The book begins by someone

being shot- we don’t know who either the perpetrator or the victim are. We learn of Annie’s

dream world where she can take her self away and is learning via Jack to be a different

person. This book shook me rather. I think we have all come across people who are

controlling in one way or another but this takes it to another level which we know goes

on behind closed doors. I felt for Annie and for Johnny who saw little interaction with his

father but occasionally saw the rough side of him- how he would “bring up” a child- yea

gods. David’s mother idolises him and also believes that he is the head of the household

and that everything should be done with him, and only him, in mind. I believe that this is

Louisa’s first novel- wow, wow and wow again. Stunningly written with descriptions that

put you in the heart of the story.  A book to mess with your head a little, a book to make

you think. A book very much to enjoy. Louisa you have a talent.

I very much look forward to your next novel.

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The Dream Wife



Louisa de Lange

Published by Orion on 4th October 2018, Paperback original, £7.99


A debut novel from an exciting new voice in the thriller market. A compulsive read with a clever twist.

Annie is the dream wife. Supportive, respectful, mild-mannered. She’s given up her job to focus on running her home, meticulously cleaning and cooking the meals she knows her husband likes. She is everything her husband wants her to be.

Annie is a prisoner in her own home. Her finances, her routine and her contact with the outside world are all controlled by him. Only her love for her little boy keeps her going. At night she escapes into her dreams, which are starting to become more and more vivid.

But Annie is about to do a very bad thing.



Louisa de Lange is a freelance copywriter, mum of a little boy and a keen runner, blogger and photographer. She is currently training to take on her first ever Olympic triathlon. She studied Psychology at university and it turns out the combination of psychology and motherhood is a potent one. You can follow Louisa on Twitter: @paperclipgirl




Louisa is available for interviews and features. For more information please contact Alainna:
a.hadjigeorgiou@orionbooks.co.uk / 0203 122 7176 / @AlainnaGeorgiou
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