The Other Woman by Joy Fielding
married woman feels she is not up to what she used to be in her marriage as she
finds her husband paying attention to the new lawyer in his office. she is back in
the exercise class to get up to speed. a murder mystery. ( )

“Hola, soy Nicole Clark. Voy a casarme con tu marido". Jill se quedó aturdida ante el mensaje que acababa de recibir.¿Cómo podría la periodista salvar su matrimonio perfecto y a su atractivo marido de las garras de Nicole? Que, por cierto, era más atractiva y más joven que ella. Lo más espantoso era que Jill sabía que David se podía dejar llevar. Ya lo había hecho con ella misma. Jill había conseguido a David cuando ella era "la otra", y David estaba casado con otra mujer. David todavía era un preciado premio: guapo, rico, exitoso e irresponsable. Jill sabía lo que sentía una misma siendo la amante de David. Tenía que acabar con aquello....

The protagonist, Jill, claws and scratches back when a young barracuda named Nicole tells her she's going to steal her husband. Nicole is also a virtuoso in hissing, clawing and scratching. She is a truly hateful character. David's former wife is another old pro at backbiting, clawing and scratching and hones her teeth and nails when she lashes out at Jill. This is understandable to an extent because prior to marrying David, Jill was half of an extramarital affair with David. Jill's friend Beth learnes to claw and scratch with the best of them when she kills her abusive barbarian of a husband who just happens to be David's law partner.

Put on your suit of armor, folks - he hissing, clawing and scratching just get worse. The ending is actually funny. I laughed out loud when Jill, tired of David's two timing, packs his things and moves him in with Nicole, the Barracuda. Those two deserved each other.

Remember that old adage - if s/he'll cheat WITH you, s/he'll cheat ON you. That is the only really constructive message this book has to offer. ( )

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