“The Wife” is a darkly funny, intelligent tale of what happens when you decide to stop sacrificing your own talents in service of your spouse’s success.  In a review in the New York Times Book Review, American writer Claire Dederer calls the novel “a puzzle and an entertainment” and “a near heartbreaking document of feminist realpolitik.” Glenn Close, who plays the title character in last summer’s film adaptation, is up for an Academy Award for her performance.