In 1969, Rossner published her second novel, "Nine Months in the Life of an Old Maid" (Dial Press), about a woman in her late 30s and her sister's unexpected pregnancy; "The New York Times" complimented its "... unusual literary climate rich in universal implications." After its publication, Rossner and her family moved to Acworth, New Hampshire, to live on a rural commune while her husband taught at a progressive school there. In 1971, missing the city, Rossner moved back to New York with her children. In 1972, she published "Any Minute I Can Split" (McGraw-Hill), the story of a very pregnant woman who leaves her husband and runs away to a commune, "a sunburst of human relationships." The following year, Rossner and her husband divorced. Rossner went to work as a secretary in a methadone clinic to support herself and her children.