BookChick Recommends Getting Rid of Matthew

While we’re on the topic of affair novels, here’s another one that turns the sub-genre on its head. In Getting Rid of Matthew, Helen finally convinces her lover to ditch his wife, but as soon as he moves out – whoops! She doesn’t want him anymore. So rather than chronicle falling in love and winning the guy, this clever novel recounts the all-too-real ways we lose interest in people – did he really leave his socks on the couch again? Has his hair always looked that bad? – and how we kick them out. But what if you happen to develop an unexpected friendship with the wife, the woman you made a cuckold of? Well, then you’ve got a tasty set of ingredients for a quick, smart, dramatic and unexpected read.