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The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives (1972)

159 pages 3.6/5 Goodreads

Joanna Eberhart moves with her husband and two children to the idyllic town of Stepford, Connecticut, where the women are impossibly beautiful, submissive, and devoted to housework. As Joanna befriends another newcomer who shares her feminist outlook, they begin to uncover the chilling truth behind the town's eerily perfect wives. Ira Levin's darkly satirical thriller is a landmark of feminist horror fiction that coined the cultural term "Stepford wife."

Author: Ira Levin

ISBN: 9780718110673

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) (referenced)

Other

Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror

Sexual Content

Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations (referenced)

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse
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