"A marvelous study in how much desire lives in memory, in nostalgia and in fantasy." -- The Washington Post "[An] original love story that paints a compelling and real picture of how our minds pinball through time, seeking in the present some of the thrill and love and validation of old patterns.We would follow Zuzu anywhere." --Oprah Daily "Vividly rendered.as a portrait of a biracial, bisexual person's discomfort in the space society allows them, the novel's lasting effect is nuanced and thought-provoking." -- The Star Tribune "Extraordinary. A story about belonging in liminal spaces, and longing for things seemingly just out of reach. A searing, beautiful book.

" --Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Come and Get It "A probing, gorgeous novel about the intricacies of desire: for other loves, other lives, other versions of the self.a remarkable debut." --Kirsten Valdez Quade, author of The Five Wounds "Humor! Verve! Soul! This novel has it all. The Other Wife sounds and feels both classic and like nothing I've encountered before. --Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of Housemates "Tender, wise, and thoroughly compelling, The Other Wife teems with the complicated pleasures and desolations of longing. Jackie Thomas-Kennedy knows a great deal about the life-shaping strength of desire." --R. O.

Kwon, author of Exhibit "Captures the dizzy angst of young romance so well that it felt like Jackie Thomas-Kennedy had a surveillance camera in my college dorm room.Following Zuzu over decades as she navigates growing up is a heart-rending, funny and relatable journey. I could not put the book down. --Jessica Grose, author of Soulmates "Rich in Zuzu's lifelike conversations and interiority, Thomas-Kennedy's debut is a humbly expansive marriage story and a tale of growing older in lockstep with a version of yourself that gets to stay young." --Booklist.