Other Women

Synopsis

After dropping out of college, a young woman drifts through New York City, haunted by an impossible love for a man who will never return her feelings. Invisible and untethered, she wanders the city's streets searching for meaning until an unexpected opportunity arrives: a job as a live-in nanny for the wealthy Herzfeld family during a trip to Berlin. But as the family's polished façade begins to fracture, she finds herself caught in a web of secrets, longing, and emotional uncertainty that threatens to consume her.

Spare, hypnotic, and emotionally piercing, Other Women is a quietly devastating coming-of-age novel about obsession, loneliness, and the stories we tell ourselves in pursuit of love. This expanded edition also includes three acclaimed short stories, each exploring women on the edge of transformation with Nicola Maye Goldberg's signature precision and psychological depth.

About the Author

Nicola Maye Goldberg is an American novelist and short story writer whose debut novel, Nothing Can Hurt You, was widely praised for its innovative structure and haunting emotional power. Other Women, originally published as a novella, appears here in an expanded edition with three additional stories and an introduction by Megan Nolan.

Publisher
Verso Fiction

Publication Date
April 28, 2026

Format
Paperback

Pages
224

Subjects
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Short Stories · American Literature

ISBN
9781836741657