That’s what she was, Joanna felt suddenly. That’s what they all were, all the Stepford wives: actresses in commercials, pleased with detergents and floor wax, with cleansers, shampoos, and deodorants. Pretty actresses, big in the bosom but small in the talent, playing housewives unconvincingly, too nicey-nice to be real.

Anyone who needs more than one suitcase is a tourist, not a traveler

What we are probably given is a mixture of truth and untruth. It's anybody's guess as to which part is which and how much there is of each.