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This document provides a summary and review of the psychological thriller novel "The Other Woman" by Sandie Jones. It summarizes that the story is about a woman named Emily who begins dating a man named Adam, but his manipulative mother Pammie will do anything to prevent their relationship and marriage. The review praises Pammie as a memorable and entertaining antagonist, and describes how she psychologically torments Emily through subtle acts of social warfare. It recommends the novel for readers looking for a page-turning thriller that can be consumed in one sitting.

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This document provides a summary and review of the psychological thriller novel "The Other Woman" by Sandie Jones. It summarizes that the story is about a woman named Emily who begins dating a man named Adam, but his manipulative mother Pammie will do anything to prevent their relationship and marriage. The review praises Pammie as a memorable and entertaining antagonist, and describes how she psychologically torments Emily through subtle acts of social warfare. It recommends the novel for readers looking for a page-turning thriller that can be consumed in one sitting.

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Name: Chrystal L.

Saburao

Section: 11-HUMSS Alcala

Subject: Reading & Writing

Teacher: Jay Madonna T. Ganas

Title: The Other Woman

Author: Sandie Jones

Genre: Thriller, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological


Fiction

Summer is winding down, but there’s still time to sneak in a beach

trip before autumn arrives—and when you do, Sandie Jones’ debut THE

OTHER WOMAN belongs in your beach bag. Fast-paced and binge-worthy,

THE OTHER WOMAN is a strong example of what I like to call “popcorn

reading”: a suspense novel with serious entertainment value that begs to be

devoured in one sitting. The story’s titular “other woman” isn’t a mistress…

it’s a mother-in-law named Pammie, and she’s bad news in the best way.

What begins as a fairly standard psychological suspense setup (woman

meets nearly-too-good-to-be-true man ,and a romantic relationship ensues)

quickly becomes deliciously dramatic and sinister; Pammie has no intention

of letting her son marry our story’s protagonist, and the lengths she’s willing

to go to will equal parts shock and entertain.

THE OTHER WOMAN will have you questioning her on every page, in

Sandie Jones' chilling psychological thriller about a man, his new girlfriend,

and the mother who will not let him go. It’s a classic story: girl meets boy,

girl and boy fall in love, and girl and boy (hopefully) live happily ever after.
Granted, in this case the “girl” and “boy” are successful adults who happen

to cross paths at a bar… but you get the picture. In Sandie Jones’ modern-

day fairytale-gone-wrong, there’s one very serious obstacle to their otherwise

happy union: the boy’s mother, Pammie. Manipulative, cunning, and

downright chilling, Pammie is exactly the breath of fresh air my domestic

suspense reading list needed. Jones turns a genre trope on its head in her

gripping debut; where readers might be lured by the book’s title in to

assuming this story features an affair or a mistress, the truth is much more

entertaining. Emily has found her perfect man in Adam, but there’s one

serious-and very difficult to circumvent-obstacle: Adam’s mother. The

brilliance of this set up is twofold. First and foremost, it’s relatable: if you

haven’t experienced a strained mother-in-law relationship yourself, you’ve

surely heard of one. Second, it centers on a relationship far more permanent

than an affair: affairs can (hopefully!) be avoided, but relationships with the

parents of your partner or spouse are much harder to steer clear of. Inject

this very ordinary relationship with a healthy dose of hostility, and the

result is the delightfully twisted relationship that Pammie and Emily share.

There’s certainly drama to be found within this book’s pages, but

THE OTHER WOMAN relies most heavily of all on Pammie’s under-the-radar

menace—and it’s this understated quality that makes her such a fun

antagonist to read. Pammie is keenly at tuned to social niceties and

expectations, and she uses this innate sense of propriety against Emily at

every possible turn. It’s a unique brand of psychological warfare, and it

plays out between the two women over the battlefield of holiday meals and
wedding planning. Without spoiling anything, my personal favorite scene in

the book involves a holiday tea gone very wrong—or very right, if you’re on

Pammie’s team. Much of THE OTHER WOMAN feels like watching a train

wreck you just can’t look away from: we know exactly what Pammie is up to,

and we cringe as we watch Emily endure the very public humiliations and

trials her future mother-in-law puts her through. It’s wickedly entertaining,

and readers will feel for Emily as much as they will cheer on Pammie’s

cunning schemes. And make no mistake: Pammie truly is the focal point of

this story, with Emily and Adam merely pawns in Pammie’s games. If you

love an antagonist who's oddly endearing even while she does truly terrible

things to those around her, you'll love (or, rather, love to hate) Pammie as

much as I did. Jones balances the melodramatic and the ordinary to pitch-

perfect effect in THE OTHER WOMAN; the result is a psychological suspense

novel that manages to be just dramatic enough to entertain without losing

the underlying relatability that makes it such a creepy read.

Readers who love suspense novelists like B.A. Paris and Clare

Mackintosh will find themselves swept right along in Jones’ breezy, binge-

worthy storytelling. THE OTHER WOMAN truly is a one-sitting kind of read;

from its pacing to its page-turning fun, this is exactly the kind of suspense

novel that belongs in your bag. You’ll be best suited for THE OTHER

WOMAN if you want nothing more than to be totally entertained for an

afternoon— this book won’ t be the right choice if you’ relooking for darker

or grittier crime fiction, but that’s absolutely not a negative. (You know my

mantra: it’s all about expectations!) THEOTHERWOMAN is just plain fun to


devour, and Pammie is an antagonist for the ages. And let’s not forget the

whopper of an ending Jones has in store for readers… talk about a twist.

Bibliography

Jones, S, (2016). The Other Woman. New York City: Minotaur Books

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