Young Wives: Amazon.ca: Olivia Goldsmith, Ayssa Bresnahan: Books

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Three young wives discover what they should have known all along: that their husbands are rotten. Optioned for film, of course.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.

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The sequel to THE FIRST WIVES CLUB serves up a delectable second course. Angela, Michelle and Jada, young, naïve wives with contemptible husbands, fatefully find their lives intertwined in a tangled web of deceit, cruelty and heartbreak. The plot pivots with clever retribution toward their compassionless husbands, and the conspiracy is both hilarious and luscious! Olivia Goldsmith created these women; she therefore possesses and provides an accessible insight into their personalities. She projects their emotions freely as they scheme together, resulting in a captivating and memorable performance. With capable skill, Goldsmith introduces the listeners to women they can relate to. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.

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1.0 out of 5 stars trash to the trash, Jan 16 2004

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This review is from: Young Wives (Mass Market Paperback)

Based on the excellent, clever movie "The First Wives Club", I bought two of Olivia Goldsmith's books. Both went into the trash. "Young Wives" is disapponting and poorly written with a very preditable, stereotypical plot. I have never taken the time to review a book, but this one was such a waste of time and money, I feel obligated to warn other readers - beware.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!!, Sep 15 2002

By	thesavvybamalady "swblkdiamond" (Prichard, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young Wives (Mass Market Paperback)

With this book, I judged the book by its cover and called it fluff as some of you did, but as I got into it, I really enjoyed it. I felt sorry for Michelle enduring that police raid, and she don't know nothing about nothing. That husband was a piece of work. Now Angela got the last laugh in the end indeed, but how could her best friend do such a thing to her? THen act like all is well? Yep, she got hers too. Then Jada's old man, ... wouldn't work if they sent the job to him, and now he wants alimony and the house?? Sounds unbelievable, but if I didn't go through something similar myself(sans house and alimony), I wouldn't have believed it either. Personally I love Ms Goldsmith's books. She seem to get average women who go through the worst type of things and yet, things work out for them in the end.With the exception of one book, I have enjoyed each of her books I've read. And look forward to her latest.

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2.0 out of 5 stars For man-haters only, Jun 10 2002

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This review is from: Young Wives (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a young wife myself, so I picked up this book thinking it would be a fun read (as I had heard such good things about Goldsmith). I hated this book for its irrational stupidity-- Not only are the wives' "revenge" schemes, in most cases, illegal, immoral and/or dangerous (making them no better than the men who've wronged them), the characterizations, in a lot of cases, just don't work. For instance, I don't think the profile of an abusive husband would be one who lavishes his wife with everything for 14 years, and then one day is stressed and starts beating her regularly. Doesn't work that way.

The other thing that REALLY disturbed me was (SPOILER WARNING)Angie's plans for her baby. I'm sure some people might think it's really noble of her to try and raise the baby herself and never tell the father--sure, that's great for Angie, but what about the kid who's losing out on a father AND living in poverty? Couldn't the child possibly inherit millions when he/she is older if they DO tell the father? Losing out on a second set of grandparents, who, according to the book, are loaded and well connected, and could get the kid where he/she needs to go in life? I really had an issue with that.

Also, the way Michelle and Co. happily spend all the drug money to get what they need for their illegal/immoral/dangerous "revenge" plots, but she gives up her Lexus to feel "clean". Ummm, okay.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty decent
I didn't realize that the author of this book was the same woman who wrote First Wives Club until just now! I am sitting here reading an article on her death. Read more

Published on May 31 2004 by LoVe2ReAd

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I wasn't expecting Shakespeare when I picked up this book. It looked like lighthearted fun, and so I gave it a go. Read more

Published on Mar 10 2004 by Duckypoo

5.0 out of 5 stars So sad by her death
I am a fan of Olivia Goldsmith. It is shocking that she died recently. Her wit and humor are what drew me to her stories (Bestseller, Switcheroo). Read more

Published on Jan 16 2004 by Cydney Rax

1.0 out of 5 stars Stop the Insanity
I've really enjoyed this author's earlier works, but this novel left me flat. The storylines were painfully predictible. Read more

Published on May 18 2002 by Karyn