Rona Jaffe





Rona Jaffe

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

died
December 03, 2005

gender
female

genre


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: 3.60 · 3,048 ratings · 459 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors
The Best of Everything
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 1958 — 25 editions
Class Reunion
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions
The Room-Mating Season
3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions
Mazes and Monsters
3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions
The Road Taken
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
After the Reunion
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions
Five Women
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
An American Love Story
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
The Last Chance
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions
Family Secrets
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions
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