Work

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin · 1972novel

Genre
- horror
- satire
Theme
Place
- small town
- north america
Time
- late 20th century
Tone
- eerie
- dark
Audience
- adult

Also present

Genrescience fiction

The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror" novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife, and young mother who suspects that something in the town of Stepford is changing the wives from free-thinking, intelligent women into compliant wives dedicated solely to homemaking. As her friends slowly transform, Joanna realizes the horrific truth.

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Placement

contained in Nightmares: Three Great Suspense Novelsomnibus
contained in Three by Ira Levinomnibus