Thursday, December 29, 2011

My Favorite Wife

Title : My Favorite Wife
Author : Tony Parsons
Pages : 405
Publisher : Harper
Year : 2008

The novel is about a sad love story of a family. It tells about Bill Holden’s small family which comes to Shanghai for hoping the better life. He came there with his wife, Becca and his daughter Holly.
Bill is a good husband who really cares about his family. He works hard and there was nothing important to him than his wife and his daughter. Becca is a good wife also for Bill, she decided to stop her job as a journalist for looking after Holly who get asthma.
This novel is divided into three parts. The first part, be prince, is talked about their removal from London to China, their new life. The second part, the permanent girlfriend, tells about Bill’s affair relationship with Chinese Girl. The third, home calling, tells about Bill’s regret.