Product Description

'If you're new to the genius of Ms Green, we can exclusively reveal that she is amazing. With a capital A' Heat "There were three of is in the marriage" Ellie can't push Princess Diana's infamous words out of her mind, except Ellie isn't dealing with a mistress, but with a matriach, and she can't decide which is worse...The Coopers were everything Ellie had always wanted. A large, loving family, parents Linda and Michael doted on their three children, and when Ellie married Dan, their eldest son, she was thrilled when they welcomed her in and treated her as one of their own. But Linda, who started off as the perfect mother quickly turns into the mother-in-law from hell, and once Dan and Ellie returns from their honeymoon and the Coopers' dysfunctions start to reveal themselves, Ellie wonders whether she's made a terrible mistake. Constant rows with her husband and a simmering fury with her new family, the arrival of baby Tom should ease Ellie's insecurities, but instead sets off a chain of events that threatens everything Ellie has always dreamed off...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #431837 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 438 pages

Review
"'If you're new to the genius of Ms Green, we can exclusively reveal that she is amazing. With a capital A' Heat"

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful
The Other Woman is a fantastic character driven novel. All of the main and supporting characters are convincing - Ellie Black is a superb focus character. There have been a lot of strong female leads in novels this year ( Jo Jo Harvey; Marian Keyes - The Other Side Of The Story: Emma Corrigan; Sophie Kinsella - Irrespressible Spirit: Elsie Roundbottom; Steve Horsfall - You Are Here). Add Ellie to the growing list - long may it continue

Waste of Time
I found this book extremely disappointing. The 'heroine' Ellie is possibly the mosty moany, self-engrossed and spoilt character I have ever come across. The 'hero' Dan was so wet I wanted to wring him out! There is no plot, the novel is a rambling story akin to one your drunken mate might relate in a pub on Saturday night. As a single mum I was outraged by the patronising portrayal of single mums.Apparently we are either man-eating , selfish vamps (believe me Jane, we don't have the time) or "failures". I think this book is smug, artifical and insulting to readers intelligence. Don't waste your money.

What a read!
Simply brilliant! I couldn't put this down & was hooked from the moment I started reading it. Having been disappointed with Jane Green's last 2 novels, this one certainly didn't disappoint.

Jane's observation of Ellie's relationship with her husband and mother in law was spot on. Her description of life after having a baby really rang true - fantastic - one of her best books without a doubt.