Other Women
Description
193 pages
$25.00
ISBN 0-394-22477-9
DDC C813'.54
$25.00
ISBN 0-394-22477-9
DDC C813'.54
Author
Publisher
Year
1995
Review
This novel explores the emotional maze women stumble through in their
relationships with married men. Raymond, a middle-aged married man, is
having an affair with Fiona, a 24-year-old visual artist. After the
affair ends, Fiona becomes consumed by feelings of self-loathing. In
Fiona’s imagination, Raymond’s wife becomes the embodiment of all
the positive qualities Fiona thinks she lacks.
Although at times beautifully rendered, Fiona’s obsession with the
failed affair becomes tedious. It is difficult to empathize with a
character who claims that her clandestine encounters with a man as
boring as Raymond “were the happiest times of my life.”
Citation
Lau, Evelyn., “Other Women,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed October 30, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/5149.