The Not Wives

By Carley Moore

Book Overview

An Occupy-era New York City novel following three women. "A provocative and well-told story about chosen community, friendship, and human frailty." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The Not Wives traces the lives of three women as they navigate the Occupy Wall Street movement and each other. Stevie is a nontenured professor and recently divorced single mom; her best friend Mel is a bartender, torn between her long-term girlfriend and her desire to explore polyamory; and Johanna is a homeless teenager trying to find her way in the world, who bears shared witness to a tragedy that interlaces her life with Stevie's.

In the midst of economic collapse and class conflict, late-night hookups and long-suffering exes, the three characters piece together a new American identity founded on resistance--against the looming shadow of financial precarity, the gentrification of New York, and the traditional role of wife.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936932687
• ISBN13: 9781936932689
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Amethyst Editions
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.0"