She's been called the harpy, the Jezebel, the Lorelei, the bitch...and other choice names. In truth, she is someone's daughter, mother, friend, confidante. She seduces husbands, breaks up marriages, and occasionally becomes a stepmother. Sometimes, she is even a victim. So who is this creature who arrives like a wrecking ball to destroy lives and families? She is the Other Woman--but she's only half the story. For every Other Woman, there is a wife or girlfriend whose relationship has been devastated--or surprisingly--blissfully liberated. Some women find themselves playing both roles during the course of a lifetime. With 21 insightful essays (20 written specifically for this anthology) from the list of America's most respected and award-winning female authors, this collection explores the highly personal, sometimes anguished, sometimes hilarious, but always compelling experiences of women on both sides of these highly charged and emotional situations.

Zackheim, Victoria

Hachette Book Group

Springboard Press

United States, United States of America

1st trade ed., New York, 2008

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Not Istanbul -- Pam Houston
Palm Springs -- Mary Jo Eustace
Hail the status quo -- Susan Montez
Iowa was never like this -- Jane Smiley
Once upon a time it took three -- Binnie Kirshenbaum
The mistress -- Dani Shapiro
The loves of his life -- Katharine Weber
Invite the bitch to dinner -- Ellen Sussman
Cassandra -- Caroline Leavitt
The uterine blues : why some women can't stop fucking over their sisters -- Connie May Fowler
Ruby -- Gayle Brandeis
In praise of married men -- Susan Cheever
Sheba -- Sherry Glaser
The other other woman -- Nancy Weber
Phantom wife -- Victoria Zackheim
The man with the big hands -- Maxinne Rhea Leighton
A hand on the neck -- Laurie Stone
Seized -- Kathleen Archambeau
My life as a muse -- Aviva Layton
The lost city of love -- Diana Abu-Jaber
Running the smalls through -- Lynn Freed.

A collection of essays by top writers offers insight into the worlds of women who steal other women's husbands and boyfriends, revealing the past experiences that motivated their choices, in an anthology that includes contributions by such names as Jane Smiley, Susan Cheever, and Connie May Fowler. Reprint.

2023-06-28