Wife's Story

Firstname Lastname, Acquisitions Editor

From: Firstname Lastname, Supervisor, Acquisitions

The Wife's Story

Pursuant to our conversation about selecting one literary text for publication this session, I recommend "The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le Guin.

The Wife's Story: Synopsis

Told in the first person, "The Wife's Story" is a suspenseful work of short fiction that will appeal to readers of fantasy from teen to adult. The prose is conversational and spare. It includes some colloquial language that provides color and context, but it does not detract from the telling of the story. I do not recommend any editing or revisions prior to publication. I believe readers will enjoy it because of the surprise ending. The story immediately engages the reader with the opening sentences: "He was a good husband, a good father. I don't understand it" (Le Guin, 2011). From there, the tension builds as the author foreshadows a terrible occurrence. Clues are provided, but it is not until the end of this satisfying short read that all the pieces come together. With the enduring popularity of The Twilight Trilogy, and other fiction with dark and supernatural themes, "The Wife's Story" will have considerable appeal to reading audiences.

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Cover Art

Night, and the moon, figure prominently in the story. Cover art should include a full moon with the suggestion that there is something sinister in its influence. Attached is a sample the art department can use as inspiration to capture the essence of this story.

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Back Cover/Catalog Copy

"He was a good husband, a good father. I don't understand it. I don't believe in it. I don't believe that it happened" (Le Guin, 2011). So begins Ursula K. Le Guin's haunting tale of moonlight and mystery. A young mother is increasingly troubled by her husband's late-night hunting trips and the unexplainable changes that have come over him. She fears for her family and knows that she must protect them at all costs.

References

Le Guin, U. (2011). The wife's story. In Acosta, D.L.P. a. A. (Eds) Literature: A World of Writing Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays [VitalSource Digital Version](pp. 3-27) Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions.

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