The Other Woman

by Rona Jaffe

Book Overview

Back in print for the first time in decades, New York Times bestselling author Rona Jaffe's classic novel captures a time when women were caught between the institution of Mad Men and the revolution of Gloria Steinem.

Carol Prince realized very early on that the life of a slavish housewife was not for her. Instead of finding a husband, she builds a career as a features writer for a glossy magazine and enjoys the freedom and indulgences the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062397230
• ISBN13: 9780062397232
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Very good book

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.

Outstanding!

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.")