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Can a mother ever hand over her son to another woman? In this emotional and thought-provoking novel, multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope expertly weaves a study of familial relationships with a lightness of tone and real sense of compassion. Fans of Elizabeth Noble, Erica James...

Fans of Elizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse will love this absorbing, emotionally charged and beautifully written novel from multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope. Our lives are not always as rock-solid as we think... 'Inventive, surprising and fascinating' - The Times...

Fans of Erica James, Elizabeth Noble and Amanda Prowse will devour this gripping novel by multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope which lays bare the snags and frustrations of family life and the dangerous pressure points in relationships. Guaranteed to keep you hooked... 'Written...

Family and business, husbands and wives, parents and children. It's always a balancing act... In this emotional and thought-provoking novel, multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope expertly weaves a study of familial relationships with a lightness of tone and real sense of...

They were six female friends, different in age and circumstances, but with one common need: the warmth and support of their Friday nights. It was a time to share secrets and fears, triumphs and tragedies and, above all, to feel safe in the company of women friends. But things never stay the same forever, especially when a man is introduced into the mix.

Chrissie knew that Richie had loved her for all the twenty-three years they’d been together, loved their three daughters and their house in Highgate and their happy, chaotic existence. Richie gave her everything, except the one thing that would have made her life perfect. She even had a sparkling ring - but it was not a wedding ring, and did not bring with it the security of marriage. That belonged to Margaret, back in Newcastle where Richie had started off as a musician, before he became famous.

Joanna Trollope’s much-anticipated contemporary reworking of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility will launch The Austen Project and be one of the most talked about books of 2013. ‘It’s hugely exciting to attempt the reworking of one of the best novels written by one of our greatest...

Best-selling author Joanna Trollope has been described as one of the most insightful chroniclers and social commenters writing fiction today. Her books have been translated into over 25 languages, and several have been adapted for television. This collection comprises the BBC Radio dramatisations of her historical novel Parson Harding's Daughter (written under the nom de plume Caroline Harvey) and two of her most popular contemporary novels, A Spanish Lover and Second Honeymoon, as well as an edition of the literary chat show The Book Café.

Two sisters could hardly be more different . . . Elinor Dashwood, an architecture student, values patience and reliability. Her impulsive sister, Marianne, takes after their mother, Belle, and is fiery and creative, filling the house with her dramas and guitar playing while dreaming of going to...

Rachel has always loved being at the centre of her large family. She has fiercely devoted herself to her three sons all their lives, and continues to do so even now they are all grown up. They are, of course, devoted to her – she and Anthony, their father, hold the family together at their big, beautiful, ramshackle house near the wide, bird-haunted coast of Suffolk. But when Luke, her youngest, gets married, Rachel finds that control is slipping away.

City of Friends is the twentieth novel from the highly acclaimed number one bestselling author, Joanna Trollope. She glanced at her phone again. There were appeals from the girls, from her colleagues, a text from Steve reading with uncharacteristic imperiousness, 'Call me.' She couldn't. She...

'Nobody writes about family tensions better than Joanna Trollope' Good Housekeeping An Unsuitable Match, by number one bestselling author Joanna Trollope, is an a uplifting story of love, family and second chances. ‘Why on earth, after all you’ve been through, all you’ve survived, all...

Sunday Times number one bestseller Joanna Trollope explores the issues at the heart of a modern family with her trademark wit and warmth, in Mum & Dad. ‘What a mess, she thought now . . . what a bloody, unholy mess the whole family has got itself into.’ It’s been twenty-five years since...

Hvorfor vælger nogle kvinder at leve sammen med langt ældre mænd? Og hvorfor mener mændene selv, at de er heldige? Stedet er Oxford, England. Kvinderne er Kate og Julia. Mændene er de 25 år ældre venner, James og Hugh. Alt er tilsyneladende fredeligt og idyllisk - i såvel ægteskabet, som i det papirløse samliv. Men da James kommer til at køre ind i en ældre dame på cykel ved navn Beatrice Bachelor, bliver der vendt op og ned på alting.

Robin Meredith har lige begravet sin kone Caro, der kun blev 45 år. Hendes død og begravelse bliver begyndelsen til store forandringer i familien, der altid har betragtet hende som fremmed. De forskellige familiemedlemmer bliver imidlertid tvunget til at finde ind til det fremmede i dem selv. "Den nærmeste familie" er en roman om nomader og fastboende, om at leve på landet og med sig selv. Den giver et indblik i de kræfter, der skaber forandring og viser, hvordan man kan være sin egen lykkes smed.

Den engelske forfatter Joanna Trollope er fast overbevist om, at livet begynder ved de fyrre. Hun er fascineret af de øjeblikke i folks liv, hvor de pludselig gør det uventede. Hvor midaldrende mænd gør sig fri af deres roller, og hvor midaldrende kvinder springer ud af flasken og smider proppen væk. Et sådant øjeblik oplever Anna Bouverie i "Præstens kone". I tyve år har hun spillet andenviolin til sin mand, sognepræsten Peter, uden at kny.

I "Den spanske elsker" møder vi tvillingerne Lizzie og Frances. Lizzie har ægteskab, fire børn og et hyggeligt lille landsbygalleri. Frances er karrierekvinden med den charmeforladte lejlighed i London, hende der er ude af stand til at indgå i et længerevarende forhold. Men så tager Frances på juleferie til Spanien og indleder en affære med den charmerende hotelejer Luis. Og i takt med at affæren udvikler sig, åbner den spanske elsker hendes øjne for de følelser, der altid har været Lizzies domæne.

Edie Boyd er uddannet skuespiller og har netop sendt sit tredje og sidste barn ud i verden. Edies mand, Russell, glæder sig til et fredeligt liv med Edie efter mange travle år med familie og arbejde. Men Russell glæder sig forgæves. Den tomme rede sender Edie ud i et følelsesmæssigt stormvejr, og for at dulme følelsen af ensomhed beslutter hun at genoptage sin karriere som skuespiller. Og så begynder familien at stille krav igen.

Gina og Fergus, Laurence og Hilary. To almindelige, intelligente og rare middelklassepar, én datter, tre sønner, i årevis de bedste venner. Men da idyllen krakelerer hjemme hos Gina og Fergus, og Gina søger trøst hos Laurence og Hilary, er det mere end venskabet kan baere.