The other woman of the title is a lady your husband can hardly ditch – his mother! This is a glorious tongue-in-cheek, bitterly astute dissection of an impossible situation.
Reviewed by Sarah Broadhurst Sarah Broadhurst spent her early working life in the book trade in both retail and wholesale until the arrival of children forced her to look for freelance work she could do from… More reviews by Sarah Broadhurst
Ellie and Dan are living proof that opposites attract.
He always follows instructions and she throws the manual away.
He loves sports whereas Ellie's allergic to any form of exercise.
Ellie doesn't have a mother. And Dan does - a mother who wants to take over ...
EVERYTHING.
At first Ellie is thrilled to have Linda as her 'adopted' mother and to be a part of the close, loving Cooper family. But when she and Dan decide to get married and wedding plans progress, she starts to wonder: is it normal for Linda and Dan to speak on the phone twice a day? How on earth do they come to be having a reception with Chilean bloody seabass and humongous bloody white ribbons tied everywhere when all she wanted was a quiet registry office?
Jane Green is the author of Straight Talking, Jemima J., Mr Maybe, Bookends, Babyville and Spellbound. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and four children.
Ellie and Dan are living proof that opposites attract. He always follows instructions and she throws the manual away.
Other Woman features in the following genres: eBooks of the Month, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction, Recommendations
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Other Woman was written by Jane Green and published by Penguin Books Ltd
Other Woman has 438 pages
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