THE BITCH IN THE HOUSE and THE BASTARD ON THE COUCH

This is one of those cleverly titled packages that work better in print than as an audiobook. A husband (Daniel Jones) and wife (Cathy Hanauer) capitalize on the success of Hanauer's tell-all women's essay compilation, THE BITCH IN THE HOUSE, with a new collection of essays read aloud by the mollified and mortified husbands living today's version of middle and upper-middle-class life. Most of these skilled writers (yet very unskilled readers) belong to the latte-and-angst club, questioning the balance in their marriages as they juggle home, job, kids, budget. Here's where the battle of the sexes meets yuppie hell...so if you love daytime talk shows, buy this audiobook immediately. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 04]