This was the first book that I read on my beach holiday and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Jane Green is one of those authors who knows exactly what woman are feeling about love, relationships and friendships and puts that down on the page. If after reading this book you don't appreciate your own mother-in-law a bit better than you will at least feel that you have an ally.

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Since my first Jane Green read was a success (Jemima J), the next time I went to the library I picked up "The Other Woman," which was the only other one they had. I was skeptical of the title, because I didn't really want to read about some relationship where a girl was stealing someone else's boyfriend/husband, but I made sure to read the synopsis where it clearly states that a mother is "The Other Woman."

I found myself frustrated through most of the book. While I can understand the situation presented, it felt to me like the main character's husband was too weak for a real life character. I was beginning to get bored with all of the ways the mom would butt into their lives until the climax of the book, which changed things around a bit (one of the reasons I liked Jemima J)... but it did still frustrate me a little with the way things were going. At least one of the characters ended up getting a backbone. Definitely did not like this one as much as Jemima J, but liked it enough to finish it - maybe if I had a different in-law situation I would have felt differently - it just seemed too unrealistic to me. I still look for new Jane Green books at the library when I go, but I would not recommend this one as a first read for anyone starting out with this author. ( )

5 ( )

It was ok, an easy read but nothing exciting. ( )

A must read for anyone with an overbearing mother in law. Very fast read with a story that moved along very quickly.