The Cousins (26 page)

Rona Jaffe
(1931-2005) was the author of sixteen books, including the bestselling internationally acclaimed novels
The Best of Everything
,
The Road Taken
,
The Cousins
,
Family Secrets
,
Mr. Right is Dead
,
Mazes and Monsters
,
The Last Chance
, and
Five Women
, as well as the classic bestseller
Class Reunion
. She founded The Rona Jaffe Foundation, which presents annual awards to promising women writers of literary fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. It is the only national literary awards program of its kind dedicated to supporting women writers exclusively. Ms. Jaffe was a lifelong New Yorker.