Rona Jaffe

Edición en catalán.Entre editores voraces y redactores incompetentes, cuatro amigas luchan por conseguir lo mejor de la vida. «Un clásico de su género. Diálogos reales. Personajes reales. Todas las m

Five stories from five unforgettable characters, brought to life by an author the Washington Post hailed as contemporaryrewardingmasterful. Five friends meet weekly at a restaurant called Yellowbird on New Yorks Upper East Side, revealing the long-hidden secrets of their pasts and how each, in her fashion, has become a survivor beyond all expectations. The women are Gara, a divorced psychologist and cancer survivor; Felicity, a beautiful attorney married to a rich but controlling man; Kathryn, who is haunted by the brutality of her parents marriage; Eve, an unabashedly narcissistic actress; and Billie, a former rock star, now owner of Yellowbird. Told with Jaffes signature liveliness and uncanny understanding of female friendship, Five Women invites us to the table to hear stories both familiar and unthinkable, stories of struggle, heartbreak, survival and redemption. PRAISE FOR RONA JAFFE Reading Rona Jaffe is like being presented with a Cartier watch: you know exactly what youre getting and its exactly what you want.Cosmopolitan Vivid and trenchantWry and very readableA minor genius.New York TimesBook Review Jaffe has not lost her wit, her keen eye for human frailties and her ear for the small but telling remark.Publishers Weekly

The masterful author of The Best of Everything takes us through a season of friendship, discovery, betrayal, and love to tell a story of four friends and the events that shaped their futures.New York in 1963 is a place of infinite possibilities, especially when youre young and eager for the adventure a big city offers. Leigh, Cady, Vanessa, and Susan meet when they become roommates on the Upper East Side. Nothing can diminish the exhilaration of their newfound freedom and independenceeven being crammed together in a single bedroom with a kitchen too small for a table and chairs.A casting assistant at a talent agency, Leigh is the level-headed one. Cady is a prep school teacher, emotional, passionate, and ready for love. Vanessa, a stewardess, craves her independence above all else. Susan is the mercurial, difficult one, and after one confrontation too many, makes a choice that will change the course of all their livesPRAISE FOR RONA JAFFEReading Rona Jaffe is like being presented with a Cartier watch: you know exactly what youre getting and its exactly what you want.CosmopolitanVivid and trenchantWry and very readableA minor genius.New York Times Book ReviewJaffe has not lost her wit, her keen eye for human frailties and her ear for the small but telling remark.Publishers Weekly

"Sixty years later, Jaffes classic still strikes a chord, this time eerily prescient regarding so many of the circumstances surrounding sexual harassment that paved the way toward the #MeToo movement." -BuzzfeedWhen Rona Jaffes superb page-turner was first published in 1958, it changed contemporary fiction forever. Some readers were shocked, but millions more were electrified when they saw themselves reflected in its story of five young employees of a New York publishing company. Almost sixty years later, The Best of Everything remains touchinglyand sometimes hilariouslytrue to the personal and professional struggles women face in the city. Theres Ivy League Caroline, who dreams of graduating from the typing pool to an editors office; naive country girl April, who within months of hitting town reinvents herself as the woman every man wants on his arm; and Gregg, the free-spirited actress with a secret yearning for domesticity. Jaffe follows their adventures with intelligence, sympathy, and prose as sharp as a paper cut.

From the master storyteller* of The Best of Everything comes a wise and wonderful novel of family loyalties (and disloyalties). Olivia is a twice-divorced New Yorker from a large extended family who grew up together on a magnificent summer estate, Mandelay. Although the cousins have scattered across the country, following sharply divergent paths, memories of their shared childhood continue to resonate, shaping their lives and decisions. When theyre together, they long for a vanished past, but alone Olivia must face a family legacy of lies, infidelity and tragedy. The Cousins is a sweeping saga that richly portrays the secrets we keep from family and from ourselves, from an author who voiced the experience of a generation. PRAISE FOR RONA JAFFE Reading Rona Jaffe is like being presented with a Cartier watch: you know exactly what youre getting and its exactly what you want.*Cosmopolitan Vivid and trenchant Wry and very readable A minor genius.New York TimesBook Review Jaffe has not lost her wit, her keen eye for human frailties and her ear for the small but telling remark.Publishers Weekly

The masterful author of Class Reunion offers this ambitious story of choices, chances and fate, spanning four generations of an unforgettable American family. Rose Smith is born in the very beginning of 1900, the year that ushered in the most rapidly changing century in history. At the age of ten, Rose loses her mother and must learn to become independent and adaptable. As she grows up and begins a family of her own, she and her three daughters are a vital part of the countrys rapid growth during a turbulent era. These womenall different, all fiercely-willedwill make courageous, sometimes reckless choices in their lives as they move boldly through a new world. Yet they will be united by an inner strength that will withstand lifes most chaotic demands, helping each to accept tragedy, embrace joy and, ultimately, find redemption. PRAISE FOR RONA JAFFE Reading Rona Jaffe is like being presented with a Cartier watch: you know exactly what youre getting and its exactly what you want.Cosmopolitan Vivid and trenchantWry and very readableA minor genius.New York TimesBook Review Jaffe has not lost her wit, her keen eye for human frailties and her ear for the small but telling remark.Publishers Weekly

Four smart women . . . and their foolish choice. In love with the same man. The wrong man. Women found him so easy to love. Clay Bowen had it allcharisma, good looks, and power in the glamorous world of television. Laura, the delicate dancer, gave up her dazzling career to marry him and have his child. Nina excelled at everythingexcept capturing her fathers complete attention. Bambi, his ruthless young assistant, thought she was using him. And Susan, a brilliant writer, couldnt bear to think their twenty-year bicoastal romance was too good to be true. In her most riveting novel since The Best of Everything, Rona Jaffe weaves a compelling story of passion and obsession. Moving from the glittering capitals of the world and the epicenter of the TV and movie industries to the darkest depths of the human heart, she holds her readers captive to the very last page. Praise for An American Love Story Jaffe comprehends the ambivalence of women in love like few other contemporary novelists.New Woman Compelling . . . a novel of growth, despair, destruction and realizationa novel to read and have a daughter read.UPI Savvy and sharp.St. Petersburg Times Thoughtful, provocative.San Antonio Express-News

When it first published in 1958, Rona Jaffes debut novel electrified readers who saw themselves reflected in its story of five young employees of a New York publishing company. Theres Ivy League Caroline, who dreams of graduating from the typing pool to an editors office; naive country girl April, who within months of hitting town reinvents herself as the woman every man wants on his arm; Gregg, the free-spirited actress with a secret yearning for domesticity. Now a classic, and as page-turning as when it first came out, The Best of Everything portrays their lives and passions with intelligence, affection, and prose as sharp as a paper cut.Includes a foreword by the author.

Entre editores voraces y redactores incompetentes cuatro amigas luchan por conseguir lo mejor de la vida. La novela que inspiróMad Men.Nueva York, enero de 1952.Son poco más de las ocho de la mañana, y cientos de chicas llenan las aceras del centro de la ciudad. Las hay muy elegantes, otras muy guapas, y casi todas se dirigen hacia las cuatro paredes de un despacho donde pasaran el resto del dia entre papeles, chismorreos y sueños prendidos con un clip.Caroline Bender y sus amigas trabajan en la editorial Fabian, y alli las vemos, navegando entre manuscritos e intentando conquistarLo mejor de la vida en un ambiente duro, cargado de humo e intrigas; un lugar donde el triunfo es cosa de hombres y las mujeres son poco mas que objetos de adorno.Fuera, en las calles de Manhattan, los bares siempre abiertos son una tentacion. El mundo parece un juego recien estrenado donde no hay reglas claras, pero esas chicas, tan guapas, tan elegantes y tan solas, van a apostar por la carta mas alta, y esta magnifica novela esta dedicada a ellas, las primeras que tuvieron que decidir entre el matrimonio y la profesion, sin saber que muchas de sus dudas, sus alegrias y sus miedos siguen siendo los nuestros.Cualquier hombre que lea estas paginas de ahora en adelante se preocupara de saber que hace su secretaria en el despacho... y con quien.The New York Post, 1958

Entre editores voraces y redactores incompetentes cuatro amigas luchan por conseguir lo mejor de la vida. La novela que inspiróMad Men.Nueva York, enero de 1952.Son poco más de las ocho de la mañana, y cientos de chicas llenan las aceras del centro de la ciudad. Las hay muy elegantes, otras muy guapas, y casi todas se dirigen hacia las cuatro paredes de un despacho donde pasaran el resto del dia entre papeles, chismorreos y sueños prendidos con un clip.Caroline Bender y sus amigas trabajan en la editorial Fabian, y alli las vemos, navegando entre manuscritos e intentando conquistarLo mejor de la vida en un ambiente duro, cargado de humo e intrigas; un lugar donde el triunfo es cosa de hombres y las mujeres son poco mas que objetos de adorno.Fuera, en las calles de Manhattan, los bares siempre abiertos son una tentacion. El mundo parece un juego recien estrenado donde no hay reglas claras, pero esas chicas, tan guapas, tan elegantes y tan solas, van a apostar por la carta mas alta, y esta magnifica novela esta dedicada a ellas, las primeras que tuvieron que decidir entre el matrimonio y la profesion, sin saber que muchas de sus dudas, sus alegrias y sus miedos siguen siendo los nuestros.Cualquier hombre que lea estas paginas de ahora en adelante se preocupara de saber que hace su secretaria en el despacho... y con quien.The New York Post, 1958