the blogger's wife
The other day, I saw yet another novel using the "[insert profession]'s wife/daughter" device as a title. I feel like, at this point, it is an extremely lazy publishing trick, yet - since I am myself an extremely lazy person - one I'd like to cash in on. Here are some book titles I've been meaning to shop around:
"The Tax Preparer's Wife"
"The Little League Coach's Daughter"
"The Sous-Chef's Daughter"
"The Catholic Priest's Daughter (!!!)"
"The Republican Nominee's Sister-in-Law"
"The Traffic Cop's Aunt on His Mother's Side"
"The Uptight Douchebag's Wife"
"The Corporate Lawyer's Lady Friend"
"The Astronaut's Wife Who Was Being Super-Weird When I Ran Into Her at the Grocery Store Last Week, Seriously, Can We, Like, Just All Be Adults About This?"
"The Tabletop Gamer's Exasperated Girlfriend"
"My Ex-Husband's New, Much Younger Wife"
"The Concertmaster's Eldest Daughter Who He Feels Does Not Live Up to Her Full Potential"
"The Groomsman's 'Girlfriend'"
Except we've all probably read at least half the books on this list already.
On an unrelated note, can someone please clarify: Does "The Constant Gardener" refer to a guy who gardens constantly, or to a gardener who is steadfast in character? Inquiring minds wish to know but cannot actually be bothered to Wikipedia.
"The Tax Preparer's Wife"
"The Little League Coach's Daughter"
"The Sous-Chef's Daughter"
"The Catholic Priest's Daughter (!!!)"
"The Republican Nominee's Sister-in-Law"
"The Traffic Cop's Aunt on His Mother's Side"
"The Uptight Douchebag's Wife"
"The Corporate Lawyer's Lady Friend"
"The Astronaut's Wife Who Was Being Super-Weird When I Ran Into Her at the Grocery Store Last Week, Seriously, Can We, Like, Just All Be Adults About This?"
"The Tabletop Gamer's Exasperated Girlfriend"
"My Ex-Husband's New, Much Younger Wife"
"The Concertmaster's Eldest Daughter Who He Feels Does Not Live Up to Her Full Potential"
"The Groomsman's 'Girlfriend'"
Except we've all probably read at least half the books on this list already.
On an unrelated note, can someone please clarify: Does "The Constant Gardener" refer to a guy who gardens constantly, or to a gardener who is steadfast in character? Inquiring minds wish to know but cannot actually be bothered to Wikipedia.