The Footballer's Wife is a novel written by Kerry Katona. It is a follow-up from her first novel Tough Love. It was released 3 April 2008.[1] Originally called Rough Justice, Ebury made a last minute change of name to The Footballer's Wife, for undisclosed reasons.

The Footballer's Wife
Cover of the hardback edition
AuthorKerry Katona
Fanny Blake
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherEbury Press
Publication date
3 April 2008
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
Pages320
ISBN978-0-09-192324-2
Preceded byTough Love 
Followed byGlamour Girl 

Plot

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The original cover.

The story picks up where Tough Love left off. This time it's all about Charley. She has it all now that she is officially a WAG. All the most glamorous parties, her husbands credit card and a million-pound penthouse. But behinds closed doors her life isn't as glossy as it seems. Joel Brady, her husband has a temper and beats Charley when they argue. She has to go, but there's one problem - she still loves him. Will she regret marrying in haste - and against her and her family's will?

Critical reception

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Heat magazine said of Katona:"If Jackie Collins had grown up on the Shameless estate, this is pretty much what we think she'd come up with... compulsive".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "BOOK NEWS: Rough Justice". Trashionista. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Kerry's WAG novel". Amazon.co.uk. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
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