Some litfic, some horror (though it's all kinda horrifying) about trad wives and marriage as a cage. Suggestions welcome!
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last updated June, 2026
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Sue Kaufman
The Devil and Mrs. Davenport
Paulette Kennedy
Waiting for Ted
Marieke Bigg
Mad Woman
Chelsea Bieker
Mild Vertigo
Mieko Kanai
Trad Wife
Sarah Langan
Recipe for a Perfect Wife
Karma Brown
Mrs Caliban
Rachel Ingalls
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Penelope Mortimer
Evil Genius
Claire Oshetsky
The Most
Jessica Anthony
Meet the Newmans
Jennifer Niven
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
My Husband
Maud Ventura
Annie Bot
Sierra Greer
Trad Wife: A Novel
Saratoga Schaefer
Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke
The Mad Wife
Meagan Church
The Stepford Wives
Ira Levin
Comfort Me With Apples
Catherynne M. Valente
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