01946cam a2200301 4500 287377248 TxAuBib 20170309120000.0 160930t20172016||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016039182 9781250124579 paperback 1250124573 paperback TxAuBib Omotoso, Yewande. The woman next door : a novel / Yewande Omotoso. First U.S. Edition. New York : Picador, 2017. ©2016. 280 pages cm. "Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbors. One is black, the other white. Both are successful women with impressive careers. Both have recently been widowed, and are living with questions, disappointments, and secrets that have brought them shame. And each has something that the woman next door deeply desires. Sworn enemies, the two share a hedge and a deliberate hostility, which they maintain with a zeal that belies their age. But, one day, an unexpected event forces Hortensia and Marion together. As the physical barriers between them collapse, their bickering gradually softens into conversation, which yields a discovery of shared experiences. But are these sparks of connection enough to ignite a friendship, or is too late to expect these women to change? The U.S. debut of an Etisalat Prize Finalist, The Woman Next Door is a winning story of the common ground we sometimes find in unexpected places, told with wit and wry humor"-- Provided by publisher. 20170309. Neighbors South Africa Cape Town Fiction. FICTION / Literary. FICTION / Contemporary Women. FICTION / Cultural Heritage. Cape Town (South Africa) Race relations Fiction. Omotoso, Yewande, author., First U.S. Edition.