Olivia Goldsmith





Olivia Goldsmith

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born
in The United States
January 01, 1949

died
January 15, 2004

gender
female

genre


About this author

Olivia Goldsmith (January 1, 1949 - January 15, 2004) was an American author, best known for her first novel The First Wives Club (1992), which was adapted into the movie The First Wives Club (1996).

She was born Randy Goldfield in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal. She took up writing following a divorce in which she said her husband got almost everything (including her Jaguar and the country house). A graduate of New York University, she was a partner at the management consultants Booz & Company in New York prior to becoming a writer.

Many of her books can be described as revenge fantasies; a constant theme is the mistreatment of women by the men they love, but with the women comin...more


Average rating: 3.60 · 12,347 ratings · 573 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors
The First Wives Club
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 7,032 ratings — published 1992 — 25 editions
Bad Boy
3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 796 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
Flavor of the Month
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
Dumping Billy
3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2004 — 31 editions
The Bestseller
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions
Pen Pals
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions
Switcheroo
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3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 627 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions
Young Wives
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions
Marrying Mom
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions
Fashionably Late
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions
More books by Olivia Goldsmith…
“Just like a spider with a line of silk! Did you ever see them throw themselves out into space to weave? They're taking a chance, every single time. They got to do it or else they'd never create anything. But I bet it don't feel good, even to a spider.”
Olivia Goldsmith

“Sammy’s so confused he don’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt.
-Steel Magnolias”
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“There's not a woman in the world who won't buy a Lie she wants to Believe”
Olivia Goldsmith, Bad Boy

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