Synopsis
'Trad Wife is terrifying . . . a surreal and slick feminist feast'
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes
Your favourite influencer is about to be exposed . . .
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the "trad wife" queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals, she's an icon of modern femininity. But behind every perfect image is a lie.
Desperate to save her tarnished career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to profile Mia. Jenny is ready to write a scathing exposé, determined to uncover the deception behind Mia's curated life.
But there's something wrong at the farmhouse.
It slithers through Jenny's dreams when the children sing strange nursery rhymes at night. She's losing time. She's losing her hair. She starts to worry that she's losing her mind.
There is a horror at the heart of Black Swan, and it's waiting just for Jenny.
‘Glorious, unhinged and utterly irresistible’
Catriona Ward, bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street
Details
14 May 2026
9781035075966Reviews
Contemporary, gripping and wry, Trad Wife is a surreal and slick feminist feast for the senses that kept me thinking long after I finished the final page. A terrifying delight! Sarah Langan is the queen of modern horror.
Wonderfully wrong in every way, Trad Wife wants to wriggle down your mouth hole and lay eggs
Sarah Langan builds her delicate menace so expertly you don't realise where you are, until it's too late. The writing and plotting are exquisite. This book sticks to the reader like superglue, like flies to flypaper. Glorious, unhinged and utterly irresistible
A genre beast — menacing, claustrophobic, and wholly unexpected. The novel never does what you expect as a reader. I really enjoyed it
