The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso

The U.S. debut of award-winning writer Yewande Omotoso, in which an unexpected friendship blossoms in contemporary Cape Town--and in a community where 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 finalist for: International DUBLIN Literary Award * Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction * Barry Ronge Fiction Prize * Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize * University of Johannesburg Main Prize for South African Writing
Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction * One of the Best Black Heritage Reads (Essence Magazine) * One of NPR's Best Books of the Year * One of Publishers Weekly's Writers to Watch

International DUBLIN Literary Award * Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction * Barry Ronge Fiction Prize * Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize * University of Johannesburg Main Prize for South African Writing
Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction * One of the Best Black Heritage Reads (Essence Magazine) * One of NPR's Best Books of the Year * One of Publishers Weekly's Writers to WatchInternational DUBLIN Literary Award * Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction * Barry Ronge Fiction Prize * Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize * University of Johannesburg Main Prize for South African Writing
Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction * One of the Best Black Heritage Reads (Essence Magazine) * One of NPR's Best Books of the Year * One of Publishers Weekly's Writers to WatchInternational DUBLIN Literary Award * Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction * Barry Ronge Fiction Prize * Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize * University of Johannesburg Main Prize for South African Writing
Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction * One of the Best Black Heritage Reads (Essence Magazine) * One of NPR's Best Books of the Year * One of Publishers Weekly's Writers to Watch

Omotoso, Yewande: - Yewande Omotoso is an architect, with a masters in creative writing from the University of Cape Town. Her debut novel Bomboy (2011 Modjaji Books), won the South African Literary Award First Time Author Prize and was shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature. She was a 2015 Miles Morland Scholar. Yewande's second novel The Woman Next Door (Chatto and Windus) was published in May 2016. It was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, the Aidoo-Snyder Prize, the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize, and the UJ Literary Prize. It was also longlisted for the Baileys Women's Literature Prize. The Woman Next Door was also nominated for the 2018 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in the fiction category.

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ISBN 13	9781250124579
ISBN 10	1250124573
Title	The Woman Next Door
Author	Yewande Omotoso
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Picador USA
Year published	2017-02-07
Number of pages	288
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