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Sam has made a career out of being a perfect wife and mother to her husband Jeff and their three children. So, when Jeff leaves her for another woman, she is devastated - and angry.With her perfect life in tatters, Sam must make a new one for herself - and quickly finds the perfect job - working as a wife for hire. Sam works for professionals - men and women - who don't have time for the jobs traditionally handled by a wife - shopping, travel arrangements, bill payment, gift purchasing and more. But when she is assigned Hal Buchanan as a client, she finds him a little difficult to work for, primarily because he doesn't want to use her services. As her up and down relationship with Hal develops and her family faces the challenges of new arrangements, she can longer organise everything to perfection. Letting go of her control is not always easy, especially where her emotions are concerned. Wife For Hire is a lively combination of personal growth, romance and light humour. The effects of divorce on the individual and the whole family are explored, as are relationships between generations, and the search for self identity. Great reading. Wife for Hire, by Dianne Blacklock
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