Reviews for The new woman

The average rating for The new woman based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-06-24 00:00:00 Jozef Dekan This is last book in Hassler's wonderful series. (sniff, sniff) I do not have it, so I may never read it, but then curiosity about Agatha and James may get the better of me... Hmmmmm... There is the library...

Review # 2 was written on 2016-08-08 00:00:00 John Adams "The New Woman" is a coming-of-age novel. The protagonist is Agatha McKee, and the age she has come to is 87. As the book opens, she has just moved from her longtime home into a senior apartment building, and she's not sure she likes it. Hassler was one of those rare novelists who realized how interesting senior citizens are. We've probably had enough traditional coming-of-age novels to last until eternity, which won't prevent more from being written. But people in their 80s are simply more interesting than people in their teens. They've lived so much more life. I know I'm more interesting at 59 than I was at 19, and I'm sure I'll be more interesting yet at 79, should I live that long. "The New Woman" isn't great literature, and some of the plot twists seem far-fetched. But the overall feel is genuine, and funny, and poignant.