“A firecracker of a novel…” -Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little LiesThe author of The Fifth Letter takes a laser look at the uneasy relationships between women and the real-world ramifications of online conflicts and social media hostilities in this stunning domestic drama. A story of privilege, unspoken rivalries, and small acts of vengeance with huge … rivalries, and small acts of vengeance with huge repercussions sure to please fans of Sarah Jio and Ruth Ware.
Overwhelmed at the office and reeling from betrayals involving the people she loves, Poppy feels as if her world has tipped sideways. Maybe her colleague, Annalise, is right—Poppy needs to let loose and blow off some steam. What better way to vent than social media?
With Annalise, she creates an invitation-only Facebook group that quickly takes off. Suddenly, Poppy feels like she’s back in control—until someone begins leaking the group’s private posts and stirring up a nasty backlash, shattering her confidence.
Feeling judged by disapproving female colleagues and her own disappointed children, Frankie, too, is careening towards the breaking point. She also knows something shocking about her boss—sensitive knowledge that is tearing her apart.
As things begin to slide disastrously, dangerously out of control, carefully concealed secrets and lies are exposed with devastating consequences—forcing these women to face painful truths about their lives and the things they do to survive.
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A firecracker of a novel about tensions between two groups of women: one with children and one without.
I devoured it, loved it, and totally escaped into it… Fun and topical.
This book was just as good as Liane Moriarty’s books, so I’m going to see what else Nicola has written. There was one thing that was made to happen in this book that I completely did NOT want to happen, but since it didn’t happen to my favorite character, I was way more okay with it and it actually worked with the story, so I guess I forgive her. ha. No, this is her book. She gets to do what she wants. But anyway, it didn’t by any means ruin the book or anything. It was a total weave of deceptions and reveals and just romantic enough, just funny enough, just mysterious enough to be good right from the start and all the way through to the end. I hadn’t read a book in a while that I was this attached to, so thanks for that too!
Nicola Moriarty is an auto-buy author, so when I spotted her newest release on NetGalley, I requested a copy without even reading the blurb. To my surprise, I received a paperback review copy from the publisher the very next day! That’s not how NetGalley works – LOL – but it was an amazing coincidence and a sign that I needed to drop everything and start reading. I was immediately engrossed in the lives of those three women and devoured the novel in two days.
I’m a proud mum and I’ve always known that I wanted to have kids but I found myself daydreaming about the lives of those other women who chose not to have kids. I now have a deeper empathy for how it must feel to be constantly asked when you’re having kids, or assumptions that if you don’t, it’s because you’re infertile. I found the Facebook group drama very relatable as I’ve seen similar things in some of the groups I lurk in.
Online drama, workplace dynamics and female rivalry entwine with a hint of mystery in this newly released friendship focused women’s fiction novel from Australian author, Nicola Moriarty.
I enjoyed the characters and the story between the two women. It wasn’t the happy ending people suspect it will be and that made me love it more
A great “today” story with a twist.
Different and intetesting
It was entertaining, and I kept wondering what was next.
I did not enjoy this book, kept reading hoping it would get better.
I received an ARC from Good Reads to read and review “Those Other Women” by Nicola Moriarty. Below is my honest review.
I enjoyed this book, it wasn’t drawn out like some books all the way up to the end. It kept you reading because interesting parts are thrown in. This also is an easy read and I found myself not even looking at the page numbers, I was flying through this book.
The characters are realistic, and very interesting. Not many male characters.
So when Poppy comes home and discovers her husband and best friend Karleen have been having an affair, if I was Poppy I would of kicked her a**, just saying. Well of course she is upset and betrayed. She then starts a facebook group berating mom’s. Kinda like a dig of a facebook group for just mom’s. Then the fireworks are off and then there is a mole in the group. We also learn of a great relationship between Poppy and Annalise and secrets kept there. After being betrayed by her best friend and lover it’s hard for anyone to open up about dark secrets in their past. I mean secrets aren’t always safe between friends anymore, are they? This book shows us how easy it is that we judge each other without knowing full truths and letting pasts go. We need to be there for each other and not tear each other down. It would be a better world.
I loved the ending.
Great job Ms. Moriarty, I liked to read more by you.
Thank you Good Reads for this copy.
highly recommended