TY  - BOOK
AU  - Omotoso,Yewande
TI  - The woman next door: a novel 
SN  - 9781250124579 (paperback)
AV  - PR9369.4.O567 W66 2017
U1  - 823/.92 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Picador
KW  - Neighbors
KW  - South Africa
KW  - Cape Town
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Widows
KW  - FICTION / Literary
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FICTION / Contemporary Women
KW  - FICTION / Cultural Heritage
KW  - Cape Town (South Africa)
KW  - Race relations
N2  - "Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbors. One is black, the other white. Both are successful women with impressive careers. Both have recently been widowed, and are living with questions, disappointments, and secrets that have brought them shame. And each has something that the woman next door deeply desires. Sworn enemies, the two share a hedge and a deliberate hostility, which they maintain with a zeal that belies their age. But, one day, an unexpected event forces Hortensia and Marion together. As the physical barriers between them collapse, their bickering gradually softens into conversation, which yields a discovery of shared experiences. But are these sparks of connection enough to ignite a friendship, or is too late to expect these women to change? The U.S. debut of an Etisalat Prize Finalist, The Woman Next Door is a winning story of the common ground we sometimes find in unexpected places, told with wit and wry humor"--
ER  -