The Other Woman

by Eric Jerome Dickey

Book Overview

New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey presents one of his most intimate and emotionally resonant novels--a story about marriage, infidelity, and sweet and savage revenge. She works nights. He works days. Their sex is routine. Their conversations are empty. Something's got to give. It does, when she discovers her husband's affair. The delicate fabric of their increasingly tenuous marriage is torn asunder--but neither is prepared for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451211936
• ISBN13: 9780451211934
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

My favorite

This book is goooood i have read most of his novels and this is the one that doesn’t have multiple narratives from different characters. Well written you really get the picture. And it keeps you on your toes right when you think you’ve heard it all you get more. Definitely my favorite one

Great Book

It was so good that I could not put it down. Finished it in a day.

I loved it

Loved everything about the book

See How It Feels

After reading several books by national bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, this reviewer believes that THE OTHER WOMAN is possibly Dickey's best work to date. Dickey's name has become almost synonymous with "drama" as all of his novels have had the potent ingredient: relationship conflict, a.k.a drama. However, with The Other Woman, Dickey has challenged himself as an author to go beyond his normal recipe for a good book. With this novel, he chose to really stimulate the reader's literary palate with extra spices and several interesting twists.The main character, known only as "Freckles" works as a television producer and is the epitome of a career woman. She's always "on duty" working nights and weekends, but loves her husband Charles, a handsome schoolteacher. With the exception of a hectic work schedule, "Freckles" has a seemingly normal life and a pretty good marriage. However, when a stranger named David Lawrence keeps calling the station and her cell phone in attempts to reach her, the "normal life" picture becomes cloudy. Finally when she actually speaks to Mr. Lawrence he reveals that his wife Jessica has been having an affair with her husband, Charles. For clarification, Freckles asks, "What is your name again?""David Lawrence""And your wife is...""F___ing your husband" (page 35)And so begins a really bad day.In a state of shock and disbelief, Freckles immediately leaves work and rushes home to confront her husband. After going from throwing around blame to being remorseful, Charles admits to his "mistake" and quickly adds that it is over. Although the marriage seems to be unraveling, Charles wants things to go back to the way they once were. Freckles, like an investigative reporter, wants the explicit details.In a fit of rage, she tries to leave, backing her car out of the garage while the garage door is closed. Her best friend Yvette comes to her rescue. After drinking a kamikaze mixture of liquor and smoking "magical vegetation" Freckles finds herself calling David Lawrence. The next day, on a quest to find out more information about her husband's affair, she agrees to meet with David. Surprised by his good looks and his eclectic artist persona, Freckles is somehow drawn to David. Sooner than later, the two have passionate, revenge sex. But this is not the only twist in this interesting web of deception. How the events transpire will leave readers spellbound.David brings out the musician in Freckles while plans of revenge take their course. Jessica and Charles have a secret between them, but it is a secret that not everyone involved can handle, bringing the novel to a tragic, unpredictable end.With emotionally charged characters and staccato-style passages Dickey has created a deliciously, memorable tale. Some readers may be put off by a nameless character. However, this is simply another one of Dickey's steps away from the normal recipe. If you're not afraid to try something a little different, this novel will leave your reading

More! More! More!

EJD has superseded my expectations with "The Other Woman." The nameless narrator is emotional, driven, and imperfect. She is realistic in her actions and thoughts. The book leaves you wanting to know more. Wanting to know where these characters are in a few years? Still having problems? Or have they changed, and grown? I guess that's what makes a book great, when the readers are left wanting more, when they feel like they know the characters and are genuinely interested in their future. Well....Eric Jerome Dickey has certainly left me as well as my book club members wanting more. "The Other Woman" is definitely his best work to date. If you've never read a EJD book before, read this one first! If you've read them all, then run out and get this one! You won't be disappointed! I Promise!!

EJD's BEST!!!

I was completely FLOORED by this book. I am a fan of EJD, have read all of his work, and I think that this is quite possibly the best book that he has ever written.I knew that the book focused on infidelity; obvious from the title. But I was completely unprepared for how events unfolded.I was expecting fights, unhappiness, SOME level of drama prior to the infidelity; but there was none. What I was faced with was a seemingly happily married couple who seemed to be totally in sync--sexually, spiritually, financially. Until our narrator--who remains unnamed throughout--is contacted by the husband of the Other Woman. His name is David Lawrence--and he informs our narrator that her husband is sleeping with his wife.What follows is a tale of revenge, betrayal and tragedy that the reader probably doesn't expect. What makes this tale so unique is that since the reader is seeing everything through the eyes of our narrator, all we see is a great relationship--until the Phone Call. And then we see a relationship unravel; and we find ourselves also the unwitting partner in a marriage who sees everything as being wonderful when it most certainly is not. We are truly the partner who "thought everything was fine," while the miserable other half seeks solace in another.This book actually made me cry, and took me completely by surprise. It is quite possibly Mr. Dickey at the top of his game.

WOW...What a Story!!

I must admit I was kind of scared to read this one. I attempted to read "Theives Paradise" but I could not get into it. But I loved many of his other novels.The narrator, who is dedicated news producer, describes her marriage as strong and loving. She works nights, weekends, holidays, birthdays and all of the other very important dates. Her husband Charles is a middle school teacher - lots of free time. Her world turns upside down when she receives a call from a David Lawrence-the antagonist- who has been trying desparately to track her down. You see... his wife has been having an affair with her husband. Things begin to get ugly. Yet, the unique part of EJD story is the relationship between the narrator and David Lawrence. There is passion, lust, excitment, pain and craziness that is shared between these two couples as they try to save their marriages and find themselves. I definately was not prepared for what happened next. EJD....excellant. It was wonderfully written. I really enjoyed the relationship between the narrator and her friend. David Lawrence was my favorite character.Peace and Blessings!!

Malevolent Matrimony

The Other Woman is an intense surge of raw pain skating on the energy, passion, and vows of an anemic marriage. Our backdrop is busy, vibrant Los Angeles, where our unnamed narrator is an over worked television producer who plays her saxophone at sunset to steady her angst. She knows that her home life and her work life are like two trains headed towards one another on the same track. Her husband of four years, Charles, is a middle-school teacher. She and Charles have sparring schedules that has the narrator sleeping while Charles is teaching, and Charles with lots of time on his hands while the narrator is chasing spitfire news at night. She works long hours, all holidays, every anniversary, and both of their birthdays. Do you see the ensuing problem here?Our antagonist, a gothic, handsome painter named David Lawrence, is hungry for revenge, revenge against Charles. When the story begins, David is relentlessly searching for the narrator. When the two inevitably meet, our narrator's life is marred forever. Thus the adventure begins. David's savage demeanor and primal energy clutches the narrator. She and David unwillingly become intertwined souls, as he pulls her deep into his pool of erotic violence. "...He says, `We're already biologically linked.' `Biologically linked?' `With your husband and my wife ........, we've already shared body fluids."This unpredictable wheel of betrayal, vengeance, and lust unravels with clever dialogue, witty metaphors, and a strong storyline. The Other Woman is a story of aching souls, orgasms of pain, and scents of sorrow. I was most impressed with how realistic, intense, and focused the situation and emotions are in the story. I was actually spent reading the narrators thoughts, the marital murmurs, and the streams of conscious. It's a thick story that lands effortlessly. Reviewed by KaTrina Loveof The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers