The Stepford Wives - Hardcover

Ira Levin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0739443321 ISBN 13: 9780739443323

Publisher: Perennial, 2002

Synopsis

Mr. & Mrs. Eberhart and their two children move from New York City to Stepford, where they find glamorous housewives waxing floors and cleaning ovens. Mrs. Eberhart discovers that the Men's Association disposes of the wives and replaces them with robots who have enhanced anatomies and reduced personalities.

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About the Author

Novelist and playwright Ira Levin (1929-2007) was a native New Yorker whose books include A Kiss Before Dying, Rosemary's Baby, This Perfect Day, The Stepford Wives, The Boys from Brazil, Sliver, and Son of Rosemary. His plays include No Time for Sergeants, Critic's Choice, and the longest-running thriller in Broadway history, Deathtrap. An alumnus of New York University, Levin also wrote the lyrics of the Barbra Streisand classic "He Touched Me," and was the recipient of three Edgar Allan Poe Awards from the Mystery Writers of America (including 2003's 'Grand Master'), as well as the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for lifetime achievement.

From Library Journal

Levin was a hot commodity in the 1960s and 1970s, cranking out horror potboilers like Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil, and this 1972 title, all of which share the common theme that people aren't always who or what they seem. This slim volume finds protagonist Joanna and husband Walter and kids leaving the wicked city for the bucolic town of Stepford. Despite its ideal facade, the sleepy little storybook town actually is more wicked. Joanna soon notices that her female neighbors are all body and no brains and seemingly exist only to do housework while their husbands gather nightly at a mysterious men's club. Even worse, it appears that the women who moved there just before her suddenly begin morphing into hausfraus built like swimsuit models-and she's next! It's hard to tell if this is a stab at the feminist movement or simply a male fantasy, but it's a fun read and will keep you turning the pages. Note also that a new feature film based on this story is in the works.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739443321
• ISBN 13: 9780739443323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 123