
An Ordinary Woman
A Novel
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · October 13, 2003
From bestselling author, Donna Hill comes an evocative, unforgettable novel about love, friendship, marriage, adultery...
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in friendship tested by marital infidelity
- Themes
- Friendship and betrayal, Marriage and adultery, Choices that change lives
- Pacing
- Reflective
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From bestselling author, Donna Hill comes an evocative, unforgettable novel about love, friendship, marriage, adultery... "You'll find out soon enough. So I may as well say it now. I slept with my best friend's husband. There is no explanation. Not a real one, anyway, not one that people will accept, especially people who know me. . .But I want to tell my side. . .Just hear me out. . ."
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Asha and Lisa have been best friends since grade school and they have always shared everything. A beautiful and accomplished photographer, Asha never seems to lack excitement or a man to share it with. Yet, for a woman who appears to have it all there is always "that something" she needs to make her feel whole. . .worthy. Lisa, "the good girl," has always dreamed of the perfect marriage to the perfect husband. Now she has both with Ross Davis and she has their future planned to the last, perfect detail. Ross didn't want to believe that he and Lisa had married too soon. He didn't want to believe that each day the man he thought himself to be was being stripped away by the woman he loved--leaving him feeling like a kept man instead of the man of the house. And then--betrayal. No one knows how it happened, how they could have done this to each other. But now, they each want to tell their side of the story. As Asha, Lisa and Ross travel down the road to discovery, you will root for them, hurt for them, hate them and love them. But you will never forget them. An Ordinary Woman is about the betrayal of the most sacred of trusts. It is about the that one moment when a single choice will change lives forever. It is a cautionary tale that dares to look deep inside the hearts and minds of the characters involved. Most importantly, An Ordinary Woman attempts to answer the question: How?
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in friendship tested by marital infidelity
- Readers drawn to emotionally involved, multiple-sided character stories
Where it sits
| Marriage & Divorce | 61% |
|---|---|
| Black Romance | 37% |
| Black Women's Fiction | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Contemporary Romance
- Women's Fiction
- Black Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Donna Hill
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- October 13, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship and betrayal · Marriage and adultery · Choices that change lives
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Romance