Comments on: The Other Eternal Triangle

Question: The Other Eternal Triangle

uans — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:46:01 -0800

I'd like to read novels about, or at least involving, mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships. Conflict/rivalry preferred, but I'm open. The only one I can think of is "The Wedding Group" by Elizabeth Taylor. (And which I highly recommend.) Any other suggestions?

By: outlandishmarxist

outlandishmarxist — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:52:00 -0800

Not a novel, but Hitchcock's The Birds is all about mother-in-law/daughter-in-law conflict.

By: feral_goldfish

feral_goldfish — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:09:28 -0800

A Song of Ice and Fire? Cersei does an impressive job of bullying Sansa Stark, and then has oodles of conflict/rivalry with Margaery Tyrell.

By: goo

goo — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:24:33 -0800

Someone at a Distance, by Dorothy Whipple - tangentially about such a relationship (and a beautiful Persephone volume to boot!).

By: SMPA

SMPA — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:36:59 -0800

Doesn't The Joy Luck Club have one of these relationships in one of the storylines? The whole thing is basically female conflict (including but not limited to rivalry;) I'm pretty sure at least one of the threads is MIL/DIL.

By: beccaj

beccaj — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:49:55 -0800

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