Izuzetna priča o seksu, ljubavnim borbama i drugim suprugama, iz pera autora svetskog bestselera Čovek i dečak.

Uspešni mladi londonski advokat Bil Holden i njegova žena Beka sele se s četvorogodišnjom kćerkicom u Šangaj. To je grad u usponu, novo središte zlatne groznice, grad prilika i iskušenja, gde se burno stvara bogatstvo i raspadaju brakovi. Bilova advokatska firma smešta porodicu Holden u Rajsko naselje – raskošan stambeni blok pun „drugih supruga“ – prelepih devojaka koje izdržavaju bogati tuđi muževi, kakva je i Ðinđin Li, bivša nastavnica zaljubljena u ukrštene reči i klizaljke. Posle jednog strašnog događaja Beka i Holi vraćaju se u London – a Bil i Ðinđin se zbližavaju. Bil želi da bude bolji čovek od milionera koji izdržava Ðinđin Li kao drugu suprugu. Bolji od svakog muškarca koji vara svoju ženu. Beka je njegov najbolji prijatelj. Ali na kraju, može li on Ðinđin dati nešto drugačije – može li joj pružiti ljubav koju zaslužuje? I može li istovremeno voleti i svoju ženu?

Moja omiljena supruga je priča o muškarcu i ženi našeg doba, o njihovim borbama, radostima i skrivenim čežnjama. Iznad svega, to je knjiga o tome gde prestaju seks, pustolovina i opsesije, a počinje istinska ljubav.

I loved this book. Despite the exotic location I found the characters very believable. In fact I identified so strongly with Becca and the situation she found herself in that I was reduced to tears. ( )

Extremely superficial novel, perhaps in its superficiality an excellent depiction of expat life in China. The description of expat life in China is excellent. ( )

Very disappointing, I like the author's work generally but found the lead character in this novel weak (in several ways) and the plot wasn't convincing. ( )

I bought this from a supermarket ('nuff said) as I'd run out of reading material, and if I was being unkind I'd say I'd have been better off reading the back of a cereal packet. To be honest, the book doesn't stand a chance really. The protagonist is a lawyer, so Parsons has an uphill battle getting any sort of empathy going anyway, and it just feels tired and forced. It wasn't even really easy reading guilty pleasure material, though somewhat bizarrely featured adverts for bars of chocolate near the back.

I've enjoyed a couple of Parson's previous books (Man and Boy and Stories We Could Tell), but this story of a lawyer seeking his fortune in China, and becoming torn between his wife and a Chinese girl just doesn't work on any level. The writing often read like a Parsons pastiche, the characters were one dimensional, and the story took a laughable turn during a typoon. I've given it two stars as I did make it do the end, but I wouldn't really recommend this one, even if you have enjoyed previous Parsons books. ( )