The Woman Next Door, Yewande Omotoso
The Woman Next Door, Yewande Omotoso
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The Woman Next Door

Author: Yewande Omotoso

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/17/2017

Synopsis

Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbours. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers. Both have recently been widowed. And both are sworn enemies, sharing hedge and hostility and pruning both with a vim and zeal that belies the fact that they are over eighty. But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together. And gradually the bickering and sniping softens into lively debate, and from there into memories shared. But could these sparks of connection ever transform into friendship? Or is it too late to expect these two to change?

About The Author

YEWANDE OMOTOSO was born in Barbados and grew up in Nigeria, moving to South Africa with her family in 1992. She is the author of Bom Boy, published in South Africa in 2011. In 2012 she was on the South African Literary Award for First-Time Published Author and was shortlisted for the South African Sunday Times Fiction Prize. In 2013 she was a finalist in the the inaugural, pan-African Etisalat Fiction Prize along with NoViolet Bulawayo and Karen Jennings. She lives in Johannesburg, where she writes and has her own architectural practice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Felice on August 05, 2019

I received a copy of The Woman Next Door from its publishers, Chatto and Windus, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Hortensia James and Marion Agostino have been rivals for decades, though they’ve lived on the other side of a hedge from each other for all those years. In post-apartheid......more

Goodreads review by R.L. on February 27, 2019

Loved THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Yewande Omotoso about two nasty women feuding, the indignities of aging, and racial tensions in present day South Africa. By turns funny and moving and painful. This one will stay with me.......more

Goodreads review by BookOfCinz on February 05, 2024

A beautiful book about ageing, friendship, grief and change. An unforgettable read In The Woman Next Door we meet Hortensia James, a Black renowned designer from Barbados whose lived all over the world and decided to make Cape Town her retirement city. She moves into a rich neighbourhood and imm......more

Goodreads review by Megalion on August 02, 2016

This is one of those literary fiction novels where the main characters are female. And it's about the subtleties of how women relate to each other. Especially from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds. Marion and Hortensia are both strong women. They've had successful businesses. Have......more

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