Second Honeymoon - Joanna Trollope

...affect families like divorce and second marriages and affairs. In 'Second Honeymoon' she examines what happens to a family when all the children grow up and leave! At the centre of the novel are Edie and Russell. For almost all of their married life together they have been bringing up their three children - Matthew, Rosa and Ben. Now, finally, their youngest has left to move in with his girlfriend, and for the first time in the best part of thirty ...
...enough, suddenly being descended on second time around, is suddenly not quite so much to Edie's liking. There are issues to resolve and it's time for everyone to move on... I won't say more in case I spoil the end of the book, but in my opinion it really was a riveting read. As I said earlier, Joanne Trollope does seem to be a very keen observer of relationships, and she writes about these in her novels in a very real way. This makes it possible ...

kingfisher111 30.01.2007 · Read full review
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...to himself and experience a second honeymoon. Matthew’s relationship is strained as he finds it impossible to cope with the fact that his partner Ruth earns twice what he does. Ben is also finding life difficult as his girlfriend Naomi is devoted to her mother and he is very much an outsider. Edie has a sister, Vivien who is separated from her no god husband Max. Her only son is living in Australia and she rarely sees him. Vivien is clearly still ...
...give him another chance when he tries to rekindle the marriage. The relationship between Edie and her sister is strained. Into the story comes Rosas best friend Kate a new mother. Kate is besotted with her new baby and dreading having to return to work. I am not going to give away any more of the plot as I don’t want to spoil things if you are planning to read the book. The author. ********* Joanna Trollop is the mother of 2 daughters and stepmother ...

anwar 22.09.2009 · Read full review
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Joanna Trollope isn't the strongest writer in the world. Her prose in this instance has holes, the story is easy to follow but plain, characters are left unexplained and move in stereotypical circles. She writes for a niche audience and members of that large readership with love this novel, for new readers it is a case of marmite. I hated this book, but my partner loves it. Taste will out in this case. Love it or hate it, this book is a big seller and as they say a million can not be wrong. Not for me, maybe for you. My advice, check the library first. ...

deanjwilliams 13.03.2008
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