So, there's this book called The Restaurant Critic's Wife that made it onto People magazine's Great New Fiction list and it apparently gained quite the following. They even described it as "thoroughly entertaining." Impressive, right? Well, let me tell you a little bit about it.
Our protagonist is this woman named Lila Soto, and she's got herself a fancy master's degree that's just gathering dust on the shelf. Life hasn't exactly turned out the way she expected it to. She's got a husband, Sam, who's way too caught up in his job as a restaurant critic. Like, seriously obsessed. And let me tell you, it's starting to take a toll on their lives.
See, Sam is all about protecting his credibility in the industry, so he's dead set on remaining anonymous. You won't catch him revealing his true identity to anyone. And that means that poor Lila and the kids have to live in this world of secrecy too. They can't have any contact with anyone who might be connected to the foodie world. Talk about a cuisine-filled bubble!
But here's the thing, Lila is craving some real adult conversation and some relief from her mundane homemaker role. I mean, who can blame her? Her patience is wearing thin and she's starting to question every single aspect of her life. From her decision to have another baby, to her choice of leaving her successful career, to even breaking up with her ex-boyfriend. Are you sensing some serious contemplation here?
As Sam's obsession with anonymity reaches new heights, Lila starts to wonder if she's lost herself completely. Her identity seems to have vanished into thin air. And boy, does she want it back. But the question is, what is she willing to do to reclaim it?
Alright, so here's what you need to know. This audiobook version of The Restaurant Critic's Wife, narrated by Angela Dawe, has received a rating of 2.6 out of 5. It's about 8 hours and 35 minutes long, so buckle up and get ready to take a deep dive into Lila's world. Let's see what happens when anonymity and personal identity collide.