The End of Normal: A Wife's Anguish, a Widow's New Life

Author(s): Stephanie Madoff Mack

Biography

A "New York Times" bestseller, the explosive and heartbreaking memoir from the widow of Mark Madoff and the daughter-in-law of Bernard Madoff. When the news of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme broke, no one was more shocked than the members of his own family. Before then, Madoff's son, Mark, and daughter- in-law, Stephanie, had built an idyllic life. Yet, while Mark's thriving business was entirely separate from his father's now notorious fund, he and Stephanie found themselves in the eye of the storm--and grappling with their own sense of betrayal. Mark refused to see or speak to his parents, and on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, he hanged himself. Left to raise her children as a single mother, Stephanie tells the real story of her marriage to Mark, of being a part of the Madoff family, and of life for two years following her father-in-law's arrest and incarceration. "The End of Normal" is a searing inside look at one of the most controversial stories of our time, and an extraordinary memoir of surviving personal tragedy amid public scandal.

General Information

  • : 9780452298576
  • : Penguin Putnam Inc
  • : New American Library
  • : 0.227
  • : 01 September 2012
  • : United States
  • : 01 October 2012
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Stephanie Madoff Mack
  • : Paperback / softback
  • : 1
  • : 364.163092
  • : 272
  • : illustrations

More About The Product

"This is a love story wrapped up in a news story, and that's tricky to tell, because there is a really deep bond between these two people, Stephanie and Mark....Stephanie is just coming forward because she wants people to hear her, and her husband's, version of what their life has been. It's as pure and as simple as that." -Chris Cuomo, ABC's "20/20"