Author:Joanna Trollope
A free sampler of the new novel from this ever-popular bestselling author, including the first two chapters
Susie Moran is a success. She has founded and run her own highly profitable company, and now her three daughters are all involved in the business. Rooted in the traditions of the Stoke-on-Trent potteries, and producing charming, useable objects of distinctive design, Susie is justly proud of her family and her achievement – and has no intention of letting it change.
But what of the men in the family? Susie’s husband, a musician and artist, has always seemed happy to take a back seat. One of her sons-in-law has few ambitions outside the home. Another daughter, though, has brought her husband into the company - and they want to change things, much to Susie’s distress.
And then, into the mix arrives Susie’s father, an ageing hippy who abandoned Susie as a baby. Now he’s alone, and wants to build bridges , although Susie’s daughters are outraged at the idea. Can the needs of a family business override the needs of the family itself? In wanting to preserve her business, will Susie lose something much more precious?
Joanna Trollope, whose evocations of human relationships are as ever penetrating and engaging.
—— Daily ExpressWith her compassion for her characters, Trollope cuts to the quick of family life, and the difference between men and women. I loved it.
—— Fanny Blake , Woman & Home, Jan 14A fantastic read filled with laugh-out-loud funny moments. A lovely, heart-warming story – highly recommended
—— Compelling ReadsLike a warm rug to wrap around yourself in winter and picnic on in the summer. It has a delicious warmth, optimism and sheer lust for life
—— Sue Watson, author of Love, Lies and Lemon CakeFilled with friendship, humour and genuinely loveable characters of all ages, shapes and sizes
—— One More PageWonderfully witty . . . I easily fell in love with Tillyand her world. I couldn’t put it down
—— Jenny Hale, author of Love Me for MeSatisfying, dreamy and delicious – leaves you wanting just a little bit more . . . Roll on July for part two!
—— Crooks on BooksSuch a charming, feel-good story
Bridget is a bit older, no wiser and still funny.
—— Katy Guest , Independent on Sunday[Bridget’s] appeal is in her ability to pull the happy ending we’d all love from the chaos and self-doubt of everyday life.
—— Caroline Jowett , Daily ExpressThe third instalment, like Bridget herself is a lot more grown up, has some valuable lessons about life, loss and love - but is still great fun. VV Good.
—— BestBridget is still lovable and seeing a more mature version of the heroine coping with motherhood and bereavement is really quite moving.
—— Deirdre O'Brien , Sunday MirrorI read the book. I loved it. I loved her. She's smart, she's funny and she makes us all feel like we're good just the way we are.
—— Jenna Bush Hager , NBC Today ShowBridget’s bittersweet days with Mabel and Billy focus an unaffected – and unexpected – tenderness … A new chapter in the fairy tale can begin.
—— Boyd Tonkin , IndependentSweet, clever and funny.
—— Helen Rogan , PeopleShe’s our Bridget in other words, all over again – but just a couple of decades removed.
—— Nadine O’Regan , Sunday Business PostFielding is a smashing writer and in many ways Bridget Jones is an engaging creation.
—— Susan Flockhart , Glasgow Sunday HeraldNow past 50, a widow after Darcy’s death, [Bridget] blunders through the quest for mid-life loves and childcare nightmares with the all comic missteps and pratfalls fans adore.
—— iLaugh out loud funny… an inviting comfort blanket of a book for those many readers who loved Bridget before, who have grown up with her, and who are intrigued to find out what became of her.
—— Isabel Berwick , Financial TimesIn this third installment of the diaries, our hapless heroine continues to agonise over the tribulations of modern life large and small, from single parenthood and dating in the age of social media to the perils of the skinny jean.
—— Justine Jordan , GuardianFielding’s comedic talent remains undimmed.
—— Nicola Shulman , Mail on SundayThere is poignancy as well as humour.
—— Eleanor Mills , Sunday TimesWe are back to the old Bridget Jones in all her life-affirming glory.
—— Caroline Jowett , Daily ExpressFeels like visiting with your funniest friend
—— Jessica Shaw , Entertainment WeeklyI read the book. I loved it. I loved her. She’s smart, she’s funny and she makes us all feel like we’re good just the way we are.
—— Jenna Bush Hager , TodayFresh, frantic and very funny.
—— Fanny Blake , Woman & HomeLong-awaited.
—— Reader's DigestBridget is back! ... The third book in the series does not disappoint, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of Bridget's life as a 50-something, and all the highs, lows, tears and laughter that you'd expect.
—— The Bristol MagazineWhat remains unchanged – and addictive – is its diary format.
—— The LadyLife may have changed dramatically for Bridget, but you can still prepare to laugh and cry at Helen Fielding’s latest novel.
—— No 1 MagazineFans of the original books have not been, and will not be, disappointed.
—— Chris White, fiction buyer for Waterstones , UK Press SyndicationTender, touching and often hilarious – a welcome return.
—— Sara Lawrence , Daily MailBridget is as hopeless, loveable and funny as ever.
—— StylistAn uproariously funny novel of modern life, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the triumphant return of our favourite Everywoman.
—— UK Press SyndicationLaugh-out-loud funny, as well as punctuated by moments of genuine sadness, which are proportionately balanced throughout the story.
—— Louise Denyer , Suffolk MagazineTimely, tender, touching, witty, wise and bloody hilarious
—— UK Press SyndicationHilariously written
—— Emma Lawton , University of Nottingham ImpactThis book is an innocent pleasure, and made me laugh a lot
—— Naomi James , Church Times