What lengths would women go to to split the burden of housework?

? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-

Chandler Baker’s The Husbands reimagines The Stepford Wives with some social commentary and a dash of murder for good measure. Nora Spangler is a hardworking attorney about to make partner at a large personal injury law firm. As with most modern couples, her husband Hayden is more involved in the household than those of previous generations, but even then, the amount of housework she does is still disproportionate. But that’s just how things have always been and always will be, she thinks — until they visit Dynasty Ranch on a house-hunt. Somehow, this exclusive suburban neighborhood is full of successful career-oriented women whose husbands happily (and actually) shoulder half the housework. Nora finds herself folded into the community as she helps a local woman lawsuit surrounding her husband’s mysterious death only to discover something disturbing about the community.

The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the second shift is equally shared , and shows the desperate measures women might take to make it a reality. Darkly hilarious and quietly disturbing, The Husbands sheds light on a universally shared experience between women and tells them to be careful with what they wish for. You can find this novel at Cherry Blossom Books for EGP 269, or on Amazon for USD 13.61, or USD 9.99 for the Kindle edition.