What's your take on "Farnham's Freehold"? It really spooked me when I read it at the tender age of 10.Farnham's Freehold freaked me out also at age 14. One can see from this account though, where Heinlein got the model for the alcoholic first wife.
Boris, you shouldn't miss this thread.
Heinlein really took a bizarre turn with that novel. In fact, I found it so disturbing that I considered not reading anymore SF.