The Wife Between Us is packed with surprising twists and turns that might remind readers of Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train. It will be published in 28 countries-and counting-and has been optioned for film by a major studio. The result is a psychological thriller that explores the complexities of marriage, relationships between women, and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love. 'Not only do we share strikingly similar narrative instincts and approaches to storytelling, but we get along beautifully as friends,' she says.Īnd so began the process of writing The Wife Between Us. Pekkanen was confident the two could create something special together. 'While I had published a few personal essays and edited hundreds of books, I knew I had a lot to learn about writing an actual novel.' 'I realized it would be crazy to turn down this opportunity,' Hendricks says. 'When Sarah approached me about writing together, I initially worried it would be copping out to work with someone else,' Hendricks explains, 'that it would be less of an accomplishment.' But the former editor called Pekkanen 12 hours later and said, 'Let's do it!'

She believed collaborating with Hendricks on a novel could help her grow creatively. Pekkanen, who had written everything from investigative newspaper series and magazine features to short stories, was eager to challenge herself. When Hendricks left the publishing company in 2014, she told only a few people, including Pekkanen, that she wanted to write a novel. In 2001, she helped launch Atria Books, which acquired The Opposite of Me. During her tenure at Simon & Schuster, Hendricks helped to discover and edit numerous writers including Jennifer Weiner, Stephen Chbosky, and Pekkanen. In 1996 she began working at Pocket Books and Washington Square Press. Hendricks joined Simon & Schuster in 1994 as an assistant editor at Scribner Books. The two women formed an instant connection, which grew into a close friendship while Hendricks edited six more of Pekkanen's novels, the latest being The Perfect Neighbors (2016).

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's prolific editor-author relationship began in 2010 with Pekkanen's debut novel, The Opposite of Me.

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