Today I would like to recommend you and say a few words about the book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, "Szkoła żon" / "School of Wives". Now, this book will be translated on Vietnamese, but I'm sure that soon we will have more other translations. As almost always I hope that my words will make that after reading my words, you will want to read this book.
Magdalena Witkiewicz is a Polish writer and graduate of, f.e. the University of Gdańsk. She wrote and published seven books for adults: Milaczek [2008; second edition 2013], Panny Roztropne [2009; second edition 2013], Opowieść niewiernej [2011], Ballada o ciotce Matyldzie [2013], Szkoła żon [2013], Zamek z piasku [2013], and also for children: Lilka i spółka [2013].
You can find more information about writer on her official page or on her official page on FB.
Also you can find more posts about her on my blog here.
If we're talking about Vietnamese translation, the title of this book will be "TRƯỜNG HỌC CHO CÁC BÀ VỢ" and here is the cover of this edition:
↑ photo from here
Let's back to the book...
About what this book is:
Who doesn't want to love, to be loved, to be the one for somebody...?
What to do to be a good wife, girlfriend, mother, housewife, woman? Do everything for everyone around, but now for yourself. That's what think all women in the book. But the truth is really completely different - to be a better person, at first you have to think about yourself, than about other.
And that's why there is a special place, somehere deep in the forest, where is manor house and where the magic happens and where every woman during three weeks is feeling like a Lady, somebody very important, where can rest and find the beauty inside oneself...
This book is about four women : Julia, Jadwiga, Michalina and Marta. Four so different women, with own problems, demons, lives, plans for the future and hopes.
Julia, a young woman, who is a few days after the divorce with a man who had to be for the whole life, but who chose an other girl. Jadwiga, woman 50+, who feels like a young girl and knows that her marriage is already existing only on paper. Michalina, a very young girl who wants to be the best for the man of her life. And finally Marta, woman 30+, with husband, two kids and with not a perfect body. All of them want to be just a perfect housewife in everything, really in everything.
All of them have their own reasons why they're arriving to the School of Wives, what they what to learn, what they want to find, lost or forget, what they want to chage in oneself.
No one of these four women what they will find there, in the School of Wives... Love, hope, new life, friendship, new look... Maybe, maybe. I won't tell you more, you have to read it if you want to know, what happened to Julia, Jadwiga, Michalina and Marta. Trust me, you will be surprised.
Why you should read it:
Tell me, why not? Who wouldn't like it, to be a part of this School of Wives? I think it would be something. But why it's worthwhile to read this book? Maybe a good reason is to see that even if it's badly, it can be better if we will believe in ourself, that we can change our lives, and that we don't have to change for anybody, but we have to be oneself.
But I think you have to read it and then find your own reason "why?".
For who this books is:
For sure this book is only for adults, but it's also for women as well as for men. Why? Because this is an erotic novel, but only a bit...
Things to look out for:
Emotions for sure. But also things (small or big) which made our lives are so bad or so good. And also what to do to be a better person, perfect for oneself.
Where / when you should read this:
The book has 255 pages, so isn't so long. You can read it very fast, f.e. during the weekend. Where you can do it? Everywhere where you will want, where you will be able to think a bit and go to the School of Wives, not only in the book, but also in your mind...
Ok, I think I already said enough to show you how good this book is and I made that you will want to read it one day. I hope so. Of course this is not the last review of book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, soon I will write about another one.
↑ Cover of a Polish edition of "Szkoła żon" / "School of Wives".
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