Books by Ellen Lesser and Complete Book Reviews

Ellen Lesser, Author Washington Square Press $6.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-66985-0
An affair with a married man makes sophisticated Jennifer ``the other woman,'' but she finds it all somewhat dull when her lover, Richard, leaves his wife and settles down with her. PW found that ``the elements of the contemporary portrait Lesser...
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Ellen Lesser, Author Simon & Schuster $17.45 (143p) ISBN 978-0-671-64882-4
These 11 supple stories by novelist Lesser ( The Other Woman ) quietly, deftly probe the complicated relations of their characters. Lesser writes about now-generation young women who plug along at literary/journalistic or arty jobs while hovering on
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Ellen Lesser, Author Simon & Schuster $17.45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-64881-7
An affair with a married man lands self-sufficient, sophisticated 26-year-old Jennifer in the sticky position of ""the other woman''; but the racy image that label conjures up is hardly sustained when her lover Richard leaves his wife. The new life...
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Ellen Lesser, Author Grove/Atlantic $19.95 (242p) ISBN 978-0-8021-1440-2
``Failure is like a game you've been playing, to get back at Sam,'' a cousin tells underachiever Danny Winger, the 20-something protagonist of this disappointing novel. But suddenly the game is over. Sam, Danny's super-successful and tyrannical...
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Ellen Lesser, Author, Jane Rosenman, Editor Washington Square Press $7.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-69318-3
In 11 supple short stories, Lesser writes about now-generation young women who plug along at literary/journalistic or arty jobs while hovering on the margins of other people's lives. ``The collection, outstanding for its lyricism and control, is a...
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