The Woman Next Door: A Novel [Paperback]

A Finalist for the International DUBLIN Literary Award A Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction A Finalist for the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize A Finalist for the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize A Finalist for the University of Johannesburg Main Prize for South African Writing One of the Best Black Heritage Reads (EssenceMagazine) One of NPR's Best Books of the Year One ofThe Millions' andRefinery 29's Best Books of the Year (So Far), from One ofPublishers Weekly's Writers to Watch

Loving thy neighbor is easier said than done.

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 and, gradually, the two discover common ground. But are these sparks of connection enough to ignite a friendship, or is it too late to expect these women to change?

A tale of a rivalry between two well-to-do widows and next-door-neighbors in South Africa...On the surface, author Yewande Omotoso presents a war of wits, but the story also addresses the history of colonialism, slavery, class and race as tensions come to a head. Time(Female-Driven Books, Movies, and Shows We Can't Wait to Get Our Hands on in 2017)

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