Perfect Modern Wife

A trad wife influencer's farm set in present day: a creepy, unhinged horror-comedy short story about a woman looking for a friend who went to the farm and never returned.

Audrey expects organic smoothies and sunset selfies. Instead, she finds her college friend turned tradwife influencer crawling across the kitchen floor at 3 a.m., hands raw and bleeding, chanting about being the "perfect modern wife."

That friend used to drink too much tequila and rampage a bar like a hurricane. Now she is the face of a movement, running a bootcamp on her farm where women pay to learn how to attract a husband. Their other college friend Jessica signed up. But nobody will let Audrey see her until the retreat is over.

Perfect for readers of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, and for anyone who watched Midsommar or Don't Worry Darling and wanted the book version. Part Stepford Wives, part cult documentary, short enough to finish in one sitting.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

"A fun and unsettling novella that reads like a Pinterest board that's gone full horror movie. Fun, right? Also, slightly terrifying." — Julie, Goodreads Reviewer

"Creepy, claustrophobic, and rage-inducing in all the right ways, it fueled me to keep flipping pages until the explosive finale." — Erika, Goodreads Reviewer

"Quiet horror and cult control you'll finish in one sitting." — Heather, Goodreads Reviewer

PERFECT FOR READERS WHO DEVOUR:
- Tradwife and trad wife influencer thrillers
- Cult horror and wellness retreat psychological suspense
- Dark satire about modern womanhood
- Quick, bingeable novellas that pack a punch
- Feminist thrillers with bite
- Social commentary horror in the Don't Worry Darling lane

WHY READERS LOVE IT:
- A one sitting read that fans keep calling creepy and unhinged
- Sharp feminist social commentary
- Cult thriller atmosphere with real jokes in it
- Timely criticism of trad wife culture
- Now optioned to become a movie

"Kristen Van Nest's novel is DON'T WORRY DARLING meets BLINK TWICE meets... what could be the not so far off future under our current administration. The author offers smart commentary on 'wellness' retreats and the rise of trad wife culture. She's back with a bang, one-liners that belong in a funny horror like BODIES BODIES BODIES, and a much-needed reality check." — Laura Donovan, Business Insider Writer + Author

Kristen Van Nest is the author of the comedic travel memoir Where to Nest and the Violet Crisp crime thriller series, and a viral modern dating humor influencer. She grew up in the Connecticut suburb where The Stepford Wives was filmed, and her high school homecoming king went on to marry one of the biggest trad wife farm influencers on the internet.