Life after 'Desperate Housewives'

Our favorite show (well mine, anyway!) is soon coming to a close, so what will we do without the tales and drama of our 'desperate' housewives?

Here are some reading suggestions that are filled with just as much mayhem, suburban life, friendship and drama that's sure to remind you of your favorite housewife (or two):

Social Lives by Wendy Walker
Social standings and dark machinations form the daily activities of wives in a privileged Connecticut community, where Roslyn counters malicious gossip targeting her promiscuous daughter, Sarah dreads the birth of another child, and Jacqueline plots to save her husband from criminal charges.

also by Wendy Walker: Four Wives:
The world of four women living in the affluent suburban paradise of Hunting Ridge begins to unravel as infidelity, abuse, and a troubled past threaten to expose the reality behind the facade of their "perfect" marriages to wealthy and successful men.

Couples by John Updike
Explores the consequences of marital infidelity in a small New England community.

Little Children by Tom Perrotta
A group of young suburban parents, including a stay-at-home dad, a former feminist, and an over-structured mom, finds its sleepy existence shattered when a convicted child molester moves back into town and two of the parents have an affair.

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
The devastating effects of work, adultery, rebellion, and self-deception slowly destroy the once successful marriage of Frank and April Wheeler, a suburban American couple.

The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
From their first meeting during the turbulent summer of 1968, five young California mothers--Frankie, Linda, Brett, Ali, and Kath--form a sister-like bond as they confront the ups and downs of life and pursue their mutual dreams of becoming writers.