The Other Woman [Paperback]

Rona Jaffe (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books (1966)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000MRBINE
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,629,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, September 2, 1999

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[e-mail] (Long Island City, NY 11103) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Other Woman (Paperback)

I read this book during the Summer of 1999, and I found it to be such an outrageously well-written book. There is enough humor and wit to balance the shocking (and anti-morality) tale about Carol Prince's life as "the other woman." This book was written in 1972, but I still found it timeless and entertaining in its message about the double standard against women. You must read this book! (I also highly recommend R.Jaffe's "Mazes and Mosters.")

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, August 23, 2004

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SusieQ (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Other Woman (Paperback)

This is a novel about a very independent, courageous woman's life, from the late 50's into the early 70's, and the choices she makes...Carol Prince is a determined to be strong and independent, and kick against the social customs of her times. (In other words, she's going to have a career and she's not going to get married.)

It's a pleasure to read a book about a woman who has her mind made up, and refuses to be pushed around. When I first read the book I wanted the ending to be different. Now that I'm older, I'm glad the heroine made the decision she did. I think this is one of Ms. Jaffe's best.