Smart Women, Judy Blume
Smart Women, Judy Blume
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Smart Women

Author: Judy Blume

Narrator: Kristen Sieh, Judy Blume

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/14/2021


Synopsis

Two thirtysomethings try to find their way through the complications of post-marriage love in this beloved novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Judy Blume. 

Margo and B.B. are each divorced, and each is trying to reinvent her life in Colorado—while their respective teenage daughters look on with a mixture of humor and horror. But even smart women sometimes have a lot to learn—and they will, when B.B.’s ex-husband moves in next door to Margo...

Includes a New Introduction by the Author

About The Author

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

I own a tattered, aging copy of this book that I swiped from my mother as a teenager. This is one of those that I consider a "comfort book". Growing up, I read a LOT of Judy Blume...the Superfudge, the Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing..Blubber..Are You There God, it's Me, Margaret..an 80s childhood si......more

Goodreads review by Casey

This book was not about any smart women. It was about stupid women and their stupid mistakes. The main character is pitiful and we're supposed to feel sorry for her since she's all on her own and going through a divorce but I just couldn't go there. She made stupid decision which let to obvious cons......more

Goodreads review by Madi

Although none of the women in this book ever actually prove to be very smart, they are normal, real women with great stories and personalities. I love this book, just like all Judy Blume books. Everything feels so honest and real. I love the many voices and points of view of all the characters and h......more


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Praise for Smart Women

“Filled with good insights and great, quotable one-liners...Men are always asking what women like and don’t like, want and don’t want. Why don’t they read Judy Blume and find out?”The Washington Post
 
“Emotionally satisfying...compulsively readable…triggers both laughter and tears...you’ll be utterly captivated.”Working Woman
 
“Blume’s sensitivity to a child’s viewpoint elevates this book...the children are splendid in their richness.”The New York Times Book Review