Other People's Children
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'A gripping read - as shrewdly observant of psychological and domestic detail as anything she has written' -- Daily Telegraph
'Wonderfully and compulsively readable... She can be as subtle as Austen, as sharp as Bronte. Trollope's brilliant' -- Mail on Sunday
'Trollope has shown herself capable of such emotional depth, that although you turn the pages quickly, it is with trembling fingers' -- The Times
'One of the very best stories I've ever read' -- ***** Reader review
'Superb' -- ***** Reader review
'A compulsive read' -- ***** Reader review
'I loved every moment of this book' -- ***** Reader review
'Couldn't put it down...' -- ***** Reader review
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TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE DON'T NECESSARILY MAKE A FAMILY
For eight-year-old Rufus life has become complicated. His parents, Josie and Tom, have divorced and are setting off on separate paths.
But now, other people have had to become involved, like his mother's new husband Matthew and his father's new friend Elizabeth. What's even worse is that there are other children too, Matthew's three teenagers, who have been conditioned by their mother Nadine to hate his mother Josie.
Matthew's children come to their father for weekends and make it clear how much they loathe Josie. Rufus secretly prefers to be with his father, in his peaceful flat in Bath, where he realises that he doesn't actually hate the idea of a stepmother, if she is peaceful and sane like Elizabeth.
But where other people's children are concerned, neat solutions seldom occur ...
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Given the topic of patchwork/dysfunctional families, I would never have thought that I would enjoy this novel so much - but I did. It is an absolutely truthful and honest account of the challenges and obstacles that newly created family ties bring and at that emotionally engaging. I could have screamed at Dale (to me the least likable character, even if I tried to sympathize and understand) and Nadine as well as the men who passively allowed things to happen, just because they are too comfortable in their old habits. It is not exactly beautifully written, but the narrative style matches the story very well and I also liked the jumps between the different strands of the plot. I deduct one star, because as such the topic is just not my favourite, but if you're into that kind of family narrative, it's definitely recommended.
Description
'A gripping read - as shrewdly observant of psychological and domestic detail as anything she has written' -- Daily Telegraph
'Wonderfully and compulsively readable... She can be as subtle as Austen, as sharp as Bronte. Trollope's brilliant' -- Mail on Sunday
'Trollope has shown herself capable of such emotional depth, that although you turn the pages quickly, it is with trembling fingers' -- The Times
'One of the very best stories I've ever read' -- ***** Reader review
'Superb' -- ***** Reader review
'A compulsive read' -- ***** Reader review
'I loved every moment of this book' -- ***** Reader review
'Couldn't put it down...' -- ***** Reader review
*******************************************************************
TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE DON'T NECESSARILY MAKE A FAMILY
For eight-year-old Rufus life has become complicated. His parents, Josie and Tom, have divorced and are setting off on separate paths.
But now, other people have had to become involved, like his mother's new husband Matthew and his father's new friend Elizabeth. What's even worse is that there are other children too, Matthew's three teenagers, who have been conditioned by their mother Nadine to hate his mother Josie.
Matthew's children come to their father for weekends and make it clear how much they loathe Josie. Rufus secretly prefers to be with his father, in his peaceful flat in Bath, where he realises that he doesn't actually hate the idea of a stepmother, if she is peaceful and sane like Elizabeth.
But where other people's children are concerned, neat solutions seldom occur ...
Book Information
Posts
Given the topic of patchwork/dysfunctional families, I would never have thought that I would enjoy this novel so much - but I did. It is an absolutely truthful and honest account of the challenges and obstacles that newly created family ties bring and at that emotionally engaging. I could have screamed at Dale (to me the least likable character, even if I tried to sympathize and understand) and Nadine as well as the men who passively allowed things to happen, just because they are too comfortable in their old habits. It is not exactly beautifully written, but the narrative style matches the story very well and I also liked the jumps between the different strands of the plot. I deduct one star, because as such the topic is just not my favourite, but if you're into that kind of family narrative, it's definitely recommended.