A slyly subversive bildungsroman about misplaced love, by the author of the lauded novel Nothing Can Hurt You
After dropping out of college, a young woman wanders through New York both invisible and vulnerable, studying the city’s strong magic and longing for a man she knows will never love her back. Salvation appears to arrive when Charlotte Herzfeld, the young wife of a successful businessman, hires her as a live-in nanny to accompany the family on a trip to Berlin. As the Herzfelds begin to crack under the weight of their secrets, she finds herself in a more precarious position than ever before.
Reflective yet propulsive, and told in a voice both ingenuous and insightful, Other Women is a timeless and all-too-relatable tale of unwise decisions and unfortunate fixations.
This volume includes three new short stories and an introduction from Megan Nolan.
What People Are Saying
"My copy of Other Women is full of dog-eared pages and underlined sentences--it's such a special book that I find myself returning to and recommending. Love and cruelty is a dangerous and alluring combination, and Nicola Maye Goldberg writes about it beautifully here." Chelsea Hodson
"Elegant, tactile and heartfelt" Sean Thor Conroe
"Obsessive, dark, visionary and brutal, Nicola Maye Goldberg’s Other Women is a singular, sensitive portrait of misplaced love in which every detail shines, both harrowing and beautiful." Allie Rowbottom, author of Jell-O Girls and Aesthetica
"Goldberg pairs her 2016 novella with three short works in this impactful volume… Each entry is told from an intimate point of view and showcases Goldberg’s pared-down prose. It’s a memorable gallery of women on the brink." Publishers Weekly