# Smart Women > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Smart_Women > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Smart_Women.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Women > Source revision: 1354709346 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1983 novel by Judy Blume Smart Women First edition Author Judy Blume Language English Publisher Putnam Publication date 1983 Publication place United States Media type Print (Paperback) Pages 288 pp ISBN 0-399-12840-9 OCLC 9783725 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 19 LC Class PS3552.L843 S6 1983 ***Smart Women*** is a [1983](/source/1983_in_literature) novel by [Judy Blume](/source/Judy_Blume) that tells the story of a [divorcee](/source/Divorcee) who falls for her friend's ex-husband. ## Plot summary The story follows Margo and B.B., two divorcees who are trying to restart their lives in [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado), to the annoyance and amusement of their teenage daughters. Matters get much more complex and relationships strained when B.B.'s ex-husband moves next door to Margo and starts a relationship with him. ## Characters - Margo Sampson - The main character and protagonist in the story. She is an architect. - Francine Brady Broder (B.B.) - The antagonist in the story. She is a realtor. - Andrew Broder - B.B.'s ex husband, author and Margo's potential love interest. - Stuart Sampson- Margo's son. He is a high school senior. - Sara Broder - B.B.'s daughter. She turns 13 years old in the story. - Michelle Sampson - Margo's daughter. She is 17 years old. Her character is vulnerable which makes her easy to love and understand. She gives her mother a very hard time because she cares about her and just wants her to be happy. She does not want any more disruptions in their lives. ## Themes The common theme in Smart Women is about divorce, change, love and a new start. ## Symbols The children represent Judy Blume's sensitivity toward their feelings. Both Sara and Michelle are mentioned throughout the whole book. She makes it clear they come first when it comes to Margo's and B.B's decision making. Both daughters provide the humor and poignancy in the story. [1] ## External links - [Judy Blume's website](https://web.archive.org/web/20091225032943/http://www.judyblume.com/margaret.html) ## Bibliography - Blume, Judy (1983). *Smart Women*. Penguin Group. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780425206553](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780425206553). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlume19839-10_1-0)** [Blume 1983](#CITEREFBlume1983), p. 9-10. v t e Works by Judy Blume Fudge series Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Superfudge Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge Characters Peter Hatcher Fudge Hatcher Novels The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo Iggie's House Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Then Again, Maybe I Won't Freckle Juice It's Not the End of the World Deenie Blubber Forever... Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself Wifey Tiger Eyes Smart Women Just as Long as We're Together Here's to You, Rachel Robinson Summer Sisters In the Unlikely Event Non-fiction and others The Judy Blume Diary Letters to Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell You The Pain and the Great One Places I Never Meant to Be Adaptations Forever (film) Fudge (TV series) Tiger Eyes (film) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (film) Forever (TV series) Authority control databases Open Library --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Smart Women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Women) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Women?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.