“Susan Shapiro Barash combines her professional and personal insights to help women create solid bonds with their husbands and avoid feelilng second-rate as Wife No.2. Her helpful book addresses [many] issues..and offers solid strategies for beating the statistics”
— Publishers Weekly
“Barash brings her experience as an academi and, more importantly, a second wife, to this useful book onhow to navigate the sometimes murky waters of remarriage Second Wives is instructional for women who want to know what issues can arise from becoming a second wife.”
— ForeWord Magazine
“The book is for women thinking about becoming a second wife and those who have already taken the plunge.”
— Tulsa World
“Women who ate thinking of marrying a man who is saying ‘I do’ again will find Barash’s voice comforting.”
— Library Journal
“A thoughtful account of the pleasures and pains of being a second wife. Barash does a commendable job of presenting an objective view. Readers are given the tools to make the marriage successful and rewarding.”
— Today’s Librarian
“If there’s anything wrong with this book, it’s the title. First wives, second wives, women marrying men who are either widowed or divorced and the men themselves would benefit from the insights and wise counsel from Second Wives.”
— Stepfamilies (Stepfamily Association of America Publication)
“[Susan Shapiro Barash] knows whereof she speaks – or in this case, writes. She’s been there. In Second Wives, Barash details the experience of ‘second wifehood.'”
— Palm Beach Daily News