Rona Jaffe





Rona Jaffe

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born
June 12, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

died
December 03, 2005

gender
female

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About this author

Rona Jaffe established The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards program in 1995. It is the only national literary awards program of its kind dedicated to supporting women writers exclusively. Since the program began, the Foundation has awarded more than $850,000 to a total of 92 women.

Ms. Jaffe was the author of sixteen books, including Class Reunion, Family Secrets, The Road Taken, and The Room-Mating Season (2003). Her 1958 best-selling first novel, The Best of Everything, was reissued by Penguin in 2005.


Average rating: 3.54 · 1,958 ratings · 341 reviews · 18 distinct works
The Best of Everything
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,003 ratings — published 1958 — 22 editions
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Class Reunion
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions
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The Room-Mating Season
3.09 of 5 stars 3.09 avg rating — 176 ratings6 editions
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Mazes and Monsters
3.09 of 5 stars 3.09 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions
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The Road Taken
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
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After the Reunion
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions
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Five Women
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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An American Love Story
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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The Last Chance
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions
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Family Secrets
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions
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