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The Cousins
From the bestselling author of Class Reunion comes a story of family loyalties and disloyalties, choices and compromises, destruction and survival. Fans of Rona Jaffe will love this wise and moving novel of family. Targeted ads. Donald I. Fine.
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376 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1995
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Rona Jaffe
22 books141 followersRona 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.
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.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
July 3, 2020
I’ve had it with Rona Jaffe books. This is my second one and they’ll be no more.
First off, the author threw a kazillion names at the reader right off the bat. Trying to follow all these characters was tedious, especially when the story itself was as dry as old toast.
Needless to say, I DNF.
First off, the author threw a kazillion names at the reader right off the bat. Trying to follow all these characters was tedious, especially when the story itself was as dry as old toast.
Needless to say, I DNF.
September 1, 2025
Nothing of substance happened in this lbooek. Also it would be better titled The Affair or The Couple because at least 70% of the book is about Olivia and Roger. She engages with her Cousins a few times a year at events but there's no character development on any of them. Primarily, this is Roger talking about his affair and Olivia talking about big events in her cousins lives.
September 7, 2022
3.5 stars
October 17, 2024
Terrible!
April 19, 2008
This was an OK, but not great, book.
It was about a woman who grew up in a big extended family, with a lot of problems. She finds out that her boyfriend of many years in cheating on her. Throughout the book, there are several family gatherings where her cousins discuss their own personal issues. I thought that there were too many characters to follow in the story and that none of them were really well-developed.
I like other Rona Jaffe books, like Class Reunion, much better.
It was about a woman who grew up in a big extended family, with a lot of problems. She finds out that her boyfriend of many years in cheating on her. Throughout the book, there are several family gatherings where her cousins discuss their own personal issues. I thought that there were too many characters to follow in the story and that none of them were really well-developed.
I like other Rona Jaffe books, like Class Reunion, much better.
June 1, 2009
ok easy read
October 17, 2012
it's good... will help you realize to appreciate more your family and relatives. and to be able to forgive and forget... and still believe in love over and over again even if it huts you a lot...
September 5, 2013
Wish this had been as good as some of Rona Jaffe's other novels. Oh well.
June 9, 2015
Agree with other reviews in that this was not one of Rona's better works. A light, easy read.
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