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A review by pia_de_e
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
4.0
This book is about so many things! Race, age, marriage, careers...
Marion and Hortensia have been neighbors for a long time, and have never liked each other. One is black and the other one white. One has been a widow for a very long time and the other for a short time. Both had successful careers and are in their eighties. But they never have seen eye to eye.
Marion is uptight and envious. Hortense is a complete nag. You don't get to like them, but as human beings go, I thought it was easy to understand them. So many things are instilled on us since we are children that you could see where all the misery came from.
But one event makes them get closer, and even if they are constantly on each others nerves, they manage to find some kind of peace and company. This is done in a way that you feel is natural, not cheesy or contrived, and it is a good ending that they finally agree on something!
Loved the book and hope to read more by this author.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Marion and Hortensia have been neighbors for a long time, and have never liked each other. One is black and the other one white. One has been a widow for a very long time and the other for a short time. Both had successful careers and are in their eighties. But they never have seen eye to eye.
Marion is uptight and envious. Hortense is a complete nag. You don't get to like them, but as human beings go, I thought it was easy to understand them. So many things are instilled on us since we are children that you could see where all the misery came from.
But one event makes them get closer, and even if they are constantly on each others nerves, they manage to find some kind of peace and company. This is done in a way that you feel is natural, not cheesy or contrived, and it is a good ending that they finally agree on something!
Loved the book and hope to read more by this author.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.