Mum & Dad
The Heartfelt Richard & Judy Book Club Pick
$22.59
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2020
Summary
A Richard & Judy Book Club pick, Mum & Dad is a heartwarming family drama from number one bestseller Joanna Trollope, with all her trademark wit and wisdom.
What happens when family roles are reversed and the children must look after mum and dad?
It’s been twenty-five years since Gus and Monica left England to start a new life in Spain, building a wine business from the ground up. However, when Gus suffers a stroke and their idyllic Mediterranean life is thrown into up…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529003406 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529003407 |
| Author: | Joanna Trollope |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 131mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
“Trollope writes about family relationships with intelligence and clear-eyed sympathy.” – Times
No-one dissects the intricacies of family relationships quite like her – Good Housekeeping
Trollope’s mastery of the family saga means this tightly plotted tale makes for a thoughtful, absorbing read – Daily Mail
A meticulous family drama, bristling with resentment and regret – Mail on Sunday
Trollope is an extremely assured writer, with a brilliant eye for detail and a finely tuned emotional intelligence … she writes absorbing, wise stories that dramatize the dilemmas we face * Sunday Times *
With her compassion for her characters, Trollope cuts to the quick of family life, and the difference between men and women – Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *
Joanna Trollope’s novels address the issues and emotional journeys that face women today * Sunday Express *
Trollope writes about family relationships with intelligence and clear-eyed sympathy * The Times *
Nobody writes about family tensions better than Joanna Trollope * Good Housekeeping *
Trollope’s bestselling novel brings elegance and warmth to a painfully familiar dilemma * Daily Mail *
Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope is the author of many highly acclaimed and bestselling novels, including The Rector’s Wife, Marrying the Mistress and Daughters in Law. She was appointed OBE in 1996 and CBE in 2019, a trustee of the National Literacy Trust in 2012, and a trustee of the Royal Literary Fund in 2016. She has chaired the Whitbread and Orange Awards, as well as being a judge of many other literature prizes including chairing the BBC National Short Story Awards for 2017. She has been part of two DCMS panels on public libraries and is patron of numerous charities, including Meningitis Now and Chawton House Library. In 2014, she updated Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility as the opening novel in the Austen Project. Mum & Dad is her twenty-second novel.
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