The Daughters and Wives Club

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The Daughters and Wives Club

By Stylist Team

12 years ago

Over the last few years, a trend has developed on the shelves of your local bookshop.

Aside from the non-stop "confessions" and "secrets" of call-girls and shopaholics, there has been an influx of books with titles describing their female protagonist as being the wife or the daughter of anyone from a shoemaker to an ambassador. It's a curious trend, as referring to a women as the daughter or the wife of someone else puts the emphasis on their husband or father, rather than the woman the title suggests the book is about. But, feminist annoyances aside, books about daughters and wives have become a literary trend, with some these even becoming international bestsellers.

Click on an image below to launch the gallery of the many books about the daughters and wives of everyone from time travelers to tigers!

The Kingmaker's Daughter

The Kingmaker's Daughter, Philippa Gregory.


The Trader's Wife

The Trader's Wife, Anna Jacobs


The Rock Star's Daughter

The Rock Star's Daughter, Caitlyn Duffy


The Tiger's Wife

The Tiger's Wife, Téa Obreht


The Innkeeper's Daughter


The World's Wife

The World's Wife, Carol Ann Duffy


The Hangman's Daughter

The Hangman's Daughter, Oliver Pötzsch


The Governor's Wife

The Governor's Wife, Mark Gimenez


The Firework Maker's Daughter


The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger


The Stationmaster's Daughter


The Shoemaker's Wife

The Shoemaker's Wife, Adriana Trigiani


The Ambassador's Daughter


The Soldier's Wife

The Soldier's Wife, Joanna Trollope


The Glass Painter's Daughter


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