--- product_id: 137495985 title: "Mrs. Kimble: A Novel" price: "₱1995" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/137495985-mrs-kimble-a-novel store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Mrs. Kimble: A Novel **Price:** ₱1995 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mrs. Kimble: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** ₱1995 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/137495985-mrs-kimble-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Mrs. Kimble: A Novel - Kindle edition by Haigh, Jennifer. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Mrs. Kimble: A Novel. Review: Fine Writing. Intriguing Story. - There are three Mrs. Kimbles who are at the core of this story. Mr. Kimble is not a polygamist, but a serial husband. And, to put it bluntly, he's a selfish jerk. His character is developed, and tolerated, because of the focus on his likeable, albeit tragic three wives and, to a lesser degree, his elder son Charlie. Each Mrs. Kimble is introduced at a different point of the relationship: #1: After he left #2: How they meet, the courtship, the marriage #3: The reunion, of sorts, well into their marriage Each section of this trilogy--if you will--allows the reader to fall in love with the current Mrs. Kimble, and from the onset, one finds it easy to detest Mr. Kimble. This good vs. bad quality makes for a true page-turner, especially because the writing is smooth and the detail wonderful. Overall, a well-told tale. One note: The third Mrs. Kimble, Dinah, recalls the treatment she received from her high school peers, who relentlessly mocked her for a state of Minnesota-shaped birthmark she had covering a good portion of her face. The depth of the feeling the writer evoked brought me to tears. Fine writing such as this makes Mrs. Kimble absolutely worth the time. Michele Cozzens, Author of A Line Between Friends and The Things I Wish I'd Said. Review: Good read. - I enjoyed this book. Not the standard story. I enjoyed reading something different. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000FC2P7E | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #650,882 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #1,540 in Psychological Literary Fiction #1,576 in Classic American Literature #2,236 in Read & Listen for Less | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (841) | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 641 KB | | ISBN-13 | 978-0061749858 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 416 pages | | Publication date | October 13, 2009 | | Publisher | William Morrow | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Enabled | ## Images ![Mrs. Kimble: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91XxnR1zpSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fine Writing. Intriguing Story. *by M***E on February 24, 2007* There are three Mrs. Kimbles who are at the core of this story. Mr. Kimble is not a polygamist, but a serial husband. And, to put it bluntly, he's a selfish jerk. His character is developed, and tolerated, because of the focus on his likeable, albeit tragic three wives and, to a lesser degree, his elder son Charlie. Each Mrs. Kimble is introduced at a different point of the relationship: #1: After he left #2: How they meet, the courtship, the marriage #3: The reunion, of sorts, well into their marriage Each section of this trilogy--if you will--allows the reader to fall in love with the current Mrs. Kimble, and from the onset, one finds it easy to detest Mr. Kimble. This good vs. bad quality makes for a true page-turner, especially because the writing is smooth and the detail wonderful. Overall, a well-told tale. One note: The third Mrs. Kimble, Dinah, recalls the treatment she received from her high school peers, who relentlessly mocked her for a state of Minnesota-shaped birthmark she had covering a good portion of her face. The depth of the feeling the writer evoked brought me to tears. Fine writing such as this makes Mrs. Kimble absolutely worth the time. Michele Cozzens, Author of A Line Between Friends and The Things I Wish I'd Said. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read. *by P***G on October 15, 2024* I enjoyed this book. Not the standard story. I enjoyed reading something different. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Question for the author: When did the bar for "ordinary men" get so low? *by T***. on December 24, 2020* This book starts out with a brief story about a man who had a heart attack and died in his car while waiting for a drawbridge to go down. He had half a million dollars in the bank. No one came to claim the body. "Mrs. Kimble" is a book about three women, Birdie, Joan, and Dinah, who all married a man named Ken Kimble. And it's about a self-entered, amoral chameleon named Ken Kimble. Birdie met Reverend Ken Kimble in the early '60's during her first year at Bible college, where he was the choir director. She was eighteen and he in his early thirties when she became pregnant and they got married. Birdie couldn't help but be secretly overjoyed, knowing all the other female students were envious of her. Fast forward seven years. Birdie now has two young children, no money, no job, and no husband. Ken Kimble ran off with one of his students, and Birdie has no idea how to take care of herself, let alone her children. She finds solace in a wine bottle. Her six year old son is more mature and responsible then she is. Fast forward to the early '70's. Joan, a successful career woman who has had an exciting life and a succession of lovers, had never felt the need to settle down. But now she's nearing forty. She's a wealthy woman, but has no husband and no children, and an ugly scar where one of her breasts used to be. She wonders what man could possibly want her now. Then an aging hippy named Ken Kimble comes into her life. He tells her he's Jewish (because Joan is). Ken cuts his hair, shaves his beard, starts dressing in expensive suits, and pretty soon is running the real estate business started by Joan's father and uncle. She feels so fortunate to have met Ken Kimble, so when he asks her to marry him, of course she accepts. After the marriage, Joan doesn't feel so fortunate. Fast forward to the late '70's. Dinah, who went to culinary school, works in a restaurant. She would be a beautiful young woman if it wasn't for the big red birthmark on one side of her face that looks like a map of Minnesota. Her life changes when a man named Ken Kimble runs into her (literally). Fast forward to 1994. Dinah is attending yet another black tie dinner to honor her husband for the charitable foundation he set up to help low-income people buy homes. Dinah has been married to Ken Kimble for 15 years. She didn't know that after he paid for plastic surgery to remove her birthmark, she would become his trophy wife. She also didn't know that there is nothing "cheritable" about Ken Kimble. The only other thing I'll say about Dinah is that her life is about to get better. Ken Kimble is about to leave wife No. 3. I loved this book. It's not for everybody, but it's a perfect example of a perfect book for me to get lost in. I devoured it, and I can't wait to read something else by this author. However, I do take issue with something author Jennifer Haight wrote in the Author's Notes, indicating that Ken Kimble isn't such a bad guy. In her own words, "He is, in fact, a very ordinary man; he simply takes what is given to him." I would like to ask Ms. Haight, "When did the bar for men get that low?" Five stars for the book. Another five stars for the book cover. And a minus five stars for "ordinary men" like Ken Kimble. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/137495985-mrs-kimble-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/137495985-mrs-kimble-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*