Olivia Goldsmith

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born

January 01, 1949 in The United States

died

January 15, 2004

gender

female

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Literature & Fiction

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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

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Average rating: 3.49 · 7,368 ratings · 464 reviews · 26 distinct works

	The First Wives Club 3.61 avg rating — 3,447 ratings — published 1992 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Bad Boy 3.16 avg rating — 559 ratings — published 2000 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Flavor of the Month by Olivia Goldsmith, Julie Rubenstein (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 419 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Dumping Billy 3.16 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 2004 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Pen Pals 3.45 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Switcheroo by Olivia Goldsmith, Jamie Raab (Editor) 3.32 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Bestseller 3.81 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Young Wives 3.39 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 2000 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Marrying Mom 3.19 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Fashionably Late 3.43 avg rating — 226 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:

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“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

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“Sammy’s so confused he don’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt.
-Steel Magnolias”
― Olivia Goldsmith

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