The Other Family by Joanna Trollope

The Other Family by Joanna Trollope

Chrissie always believed that Richie loved her, 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, lively existence. But if she really was the love of his life, why had he never given her the one thing that would have made her life perfect? The ring she wore was not a wedding ring, and it did not bring her the security of marriage. That belonged, still, to Margaret, back in Newcastle where Richie had started off as a musician, before he became famous. Margaret and her son Scott never saw Richie, and had never met the three girls. They were his other family, not mentioned but always in Chrissie's mind, an obstacle to her complete happiness. And then, suddenly and shockingly, Richie is no longer there, and Chrissie and the girls have to learn to manage without him. The presence of the other family becomes, all at once, impossible to ignore - not least because they are involved in Richie's will. Old resentments, and feelings of abandonment and loss, have to jostle with the practicalities of money and property...

"Clever and thoughtful" Tatler "She writes as observantly as everThere are always those brilliant brief glimpses of some detail which ring wonderfully true" The Spectator "Highly involving, deeply humane." Evening Standard "A rich, satisfying and - ultimately - uplifting read. It's the work of an author at the top of her game" City A.M. "Trollope is shrewdly observant of human interaction" Daily Telegraph

Joanna Trollope is the author of fifteen highly acclaimed, bestselling contemporary novels. She has also written a study of women in the British Empire, Britannia's Daughters, as well as a number of historical novels. She was born in Gloucestershire and now lives in London. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Visit her website at www.joannatrollope.com.

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ISBN 13	9780385616140
ISBN 10	0385616147
Title	The Other Family
Author	Joanna Trollope
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2010-02-18
Number of pages	336
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