The Woman in the Row Behind:

by Françoise Dorner

One day, Nina decides to leaf through the girlie magazines she sells every day. She glimpses a world of pleasure and desire, and innocently believes she has found a way of rekindling something that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590511867
• ISBN13: 9781590511862
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Definitely not schlocky chick-lit

The "official" book review states this book is funny. It definitely is not. Maybe something got lost in the translation... I don't know. What I do know is this book, even though definitely not funny, is excellent. I was hooked within the first paragraph, and could not put it down until I got to the end. Nina's life is boring. The reader gets the impression that she does indeed love her husband, but more out of obligation than out of passion. And then all of a sudden she embarks on a very strange inner journey that leads to infidelity, but also reinvigorates her idea of her husband. Unfortunately for her, her husband doesn't play along. The best part of the book is the glimpse the reader gets into what goes on in Nina's head as she takes this rocky path. Even though she engages in infidelity, the author writes her in such a touching and thoughtful way that readers care about Nina, and want to see her marriage survive. Does it? Read it to find out.