Other Family
Joanna Trollope
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Joanna Trollope, one of the most beloved authors of domestic fiction, pens a witty, intelligent, and insightful story of modern family life. When Richie Rossiter, once a famous pianist, dies unexpectedly, Chrissie knows that she must now tell the truth to their three daughters: their parents were never married. Yet there is one more shock to come when Richie's will is read. It seems he never forgot the wife and son he left behind years ago--Margaret, who lives a quiet life of routine and work, and Scott, who never knew his famous father. Now two families are left to confront their losses and each other, and none of them will ever be the same.
Product Details
Price
$20.99
Publisher
Atria Books
Publish Date
April 13, 2010
Pages
336
Dimensions
6.7 X 8.0 X 0.78 inches | 0.57 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781439129838
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About the Author
Joanna Trollope is the number-one bestselling author of eighteen highly acclaimed contemporary novels, including The Other Family, Daughters-in-Law, and The Soldier's Wife. She was appointed OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List and was the chair of judges for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She lives in London and Gloucestershire.
Reviews
"She can be as subtle as Austen, as sharp as Bronte. Trollope's brilliant."
--Fay Weldon, Mail on Sunday
"A heartwarming story of renewal and hope...intelligent and moving."
--Booklist
"Joanna Trollope's wise understanding shows that the jigsaw puzzle of relationships in contemporary life can be fitted together in new and more humane ways. She illumines human folly and offers a much needed vision of healing."
--Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Four Spirits
"[Trollope writes] something we see all too rarely these days: a genuinely grown-up work of fiction."
--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
"[Trollope] aims for the heart...and she hits it."
--The New Yorker
"Brimming with wisdom, wit, and humanity, The Other Family is a sumptuous feast of a novel. Joanna Trollope creates an impeccably observed world, exploring the vagaries of love and family ties with such honest grace that I was left sweetly aching for more."
--Connie May Fowler, author of How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly
--Fay Weldon, Mail on Sunday
"A heartwarming story of renewal and hope...intelligent and moving."
--Booklist
"Joanna Trollope's wise understanding shows that the jigsaw puzzle of relationships in contemporary life can be fitted together in new and more humane ways. She illumines human folly and offers a much needed vision of healing."
--Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Four Spirits
"[Trollope writes] something we see all too rarely these days: a genuinely grown-up work of fiction."
--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
"[Trollope] aims for the heart...and she hits it."
--The New Yorker
"Brimming with wisdom, wit, and humanity, The Other Family is a sumptuous feast of a novel. Joanna Trollope creates an impeccably observed world, exploring the vagaries of love and family ties with such honest grace that I was left sweetly aching for more."
--Connie May Fowler, author of How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly
