Five Women

Five stories from five unforgettable characters, brought to life by an author the Washington Post hailed as contemporaryrewardingmasterful. Five friends meet weekly at a restaurant called Yellowbird on New Yorks Upper East Side, revealing the long-hidden secrets of their pasts and how each, in her fashion, has become a survivor beyond all expectations.The women are Gara, a divorced psychologist and cancer survivor; Felicity, a beautiful attorney married to a rich but controlling man; Kathryn, who is haunted by the brutality of her parents marriage; Eve, an unabashedly narcissistic actress; and Billie, a former rock star, now owner of Yellowbird.Told with Jaffes signature liveliness and uncanny understanding of female friendship, Five Women invites us to the table to hear stories both familiar and unthinkable, stories of struggle, heartbreak, survival and redemption.PRAISE FOR RONA JAFFEReading Rona Jaffe is like being presented with a Cartier watch: you know exactly what youre getting and its exactly what you want.CosmopolitanVivid and trenchantWry and very readableA minor genius.New York Times Book ReviewJaffe has not lost her wit, her keen eye for human frailties and her ear for the small but telling remark.Publishers Weekly