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All women want to kill their husbands some of the time. 'Where there's a will, I intend to be in it,' wives half-joke to each other. Marriage, it would appear, is a fun-packed frivolous hobby, only occasionally resulting in death. But when Jazz Jardine is arrested for her husband's murder, the joke falls flat. Life should begin at forty - not with life imprisonment for killing your spouse. Jazz, stay-at-home mum and domestic goddess; Hannah, childless career woman; and Cassie, demented working mother of two are three ordinary women. Their record collections are classical, not criminal. Cassie and Hannah set out immediately to prove their best friend's innocence, uncovering betrayal, adultery, plot twists, thinner thighs and toy boys aplenty en route but will their friendship survive these ever darker revelations? (Source: Trove)
Adaptations
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How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints)
Alan John
(composer),
2011
single work
musical theatre
opera
humour
'Victorian Opera has transformed Kathy Lette's best-selling, funny and wise novel into an irresistible brand new opera.
'This witty and irreverent tale follows the lives of married couples Cass and Rory, and Jas and Studz. Filled with handy life hints, this brand new chamber opera will take you on a hilarious romp through a series of misdemeanours and betrayals, leading to a dramatic climax - confirming all that is domestic is not necessarily filled with bliss!'
Source: Malthouse Theatre website, http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 09/05/2011
Notes
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Dedication: To my mum and dad who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year, proving that a good marriage lasts forever, while a bad one just seems to.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Art & Culture
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 29 March - 4 April no. 580 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel ; Strike 2006 single work novella -
Kathy's Book Set to Make a Killing
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 March 2006; (p. 33) -
Bad Boy Hubby
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 August vol. 124 no. 6535 2006; (p. 68)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel -
Husbands in the Firing Line
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 8 May 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 April 2006; (p. 34)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel ; At the Flash and at the Baci 2006 selected work poetry
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Desperate Housewives
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 April 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel -
Chick Lit Lettes Rip
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 April 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel -
Puns and High Dives to Shallow Sides
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 April 2006; (p. 13)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 April 2006; (p. 34)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel ; At the Flash and at the Baci 2006 selected work poetry -
Husbands in the Firing Line
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 8 May 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints) 2006 single work novel -
Husbands Beware
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 April 2006; (p. 11) -
'I Think Puns are Unfairly Maligned. We Girls Love a Bit of Punnilingus'
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-16 April 2006; (p. 4-5) -
Woman's War is Never Done
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 April 2006; (p. 15) -
Kathy's Book Set to Make a Killing
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 March 2006; (p. 33)
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