Welcome to Wisteria Lane:
On America's Favorite Desperate Housewives
A Smart Pop Anthology
As the hit television show Desperate Housewives
continues to seduce viewers with its outrageous humor, absorbing
mysteries, and deliciously naughty images of suburbia, this collection
of essays examines the program's appeal and why it has struck a
chord with modern women. Critics, including bestselling chick-lit
authors Beth Kendrick, Julie Kenner, and Shanna Swendson, address
key areas in essays such as "Why American Heroines are Best
When They're Bad," "The Everywoman in an Apron,"
"Edie Brit as Queer Critique," and "The Rebirth of
Irony." Not a typical fan guide, the essays deeply explore
the show, answering the question on everyone's mind: Just
what is it about this show that has America so enthralled?
The essay "Oh, Give Me a Home: Deconstructing the Houses of
Desperate Housewives" by Nancy
Herkness explores the connection between character and environment.
House tour aficionados and subscribers to Architectural
Digest or House Beautiful will
appreciate Ms. Herkness' entertaining but intelligent approach to
the interplay between the carefully decorated homes of Wisteria
Lane and their owners, a tribute to television's power as a visual
medium.
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