From Back Cover:  When her husband, John, is recruited to be a big-time hedge fund manager, Marcy Emerson gives up her job, uproots her life, and moves from Chicago to New York City.  But try as she might, March is never going to fit into one of the supposed seven categories of Hedge Fund Wives – the Accidental, the Westminster, the Stephanie Seymour, the Former Secretary, the Socialite, the Workaholic, or the Breeder – especially when behind every male may lurk a stab in the back.

In a perfect world John would have been there to help her navigate the waters, but in this volatile financial market, relationships have a way of nosediving faster than the Dow, and Marcy quickly finds herself tossed aside for a thinner, blonder model.  But while living out of suitcases and drowning her sorrows in cocktails, Marcy realizes it’s time to get back up on her own two feet again…and fight for those things in life that are far more important than money.

My Review:   Every once in a while it is fun to take a peek at how the “other half” lives, and this book provides just that.   I liked the main character, Marcy, but found her rather naive and gullible at times.  Her marriage and family dynamics were both rather odd to me.  Neither seemed especially healthy, although in many ways, she herself seemed healthy and she was likable.  Her husband, John, was the kind of man you love to hate.  The marriage never seemed especially stable from the beginning of the book.  As you can tell from the description of the book above, people who seemingly have it all are still not necessarily happy.  I enjoyed this book, but I could live without the overuse of the f word and graphic sexual scenes.  There were also a few blatant errors in editing.  Overall, I found Hedge Fund Wives an enjoyable and entertaining read with a happy ending.

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