Joanna Trollope: The Other Family & A Village Affair

Oct 6, 2024 6:51 PM

Author:Joanna Trollope

This special 2-for-1 collection features two classic Joanna Trollope novels: The Other Family and A Village Affair.

The Other Family:

Chrissie, in the twenty-three years she'd been together with Richie, had always believed that he loved her. He 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?

Then suddenly Richie is no longer there, and without him Chrissie's carefully constructed life is in jeopardy.The one big fact she had always tried to keep from her daughters threatens to overwhelm them all. For Richie had still been married to his first wife, the one with a son that he had abandoned in Newcastle.

And now, with Richie gone and the practicalities of wills and money to be sorted out, it is finally time for the two families to face each other ...

A Village Affair:

The Grey House is the answer to everything in Alice Jordan's perfect life. It seems to be the ultimate achievement of her outwardly happy marriage – a loyal, if dull husband, three children, two cars and now the house. So why does she feel as if something crucial is missing?

As Alice and her family settle themselves into village life the something missing becomes something huge and then breaks, scandalizing the village, opening up old wounds. But because of it, Alice begins to feel that there is hope and humour, understanding and compassion in the new life she must build for herself.

Reviews

The new Marian Keyes . . . romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious

—— Cosmopolitan

Many novels claim to be laugh-out-loud funny, but this debut actually is . . . Prepare for public-transport belly laughs

—— Glamour

An absolute must-read

—— Huffington Post

An outlandish yet funny debut

—— Stylist

Refreshingly playful

—— Red

Praise for Lucy Robinson

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We laughed, we cried, we fell in love

—— Heat

Fans of Marian Keyes and Cecelia Ahern will love Lucy Robinson's giggle-inducing humour, relatable characters and her ability to tackle tough topics in the most engaging way. With a twist that will leave you speechless

—— Glamour

Fabulous characters, dark secrets and a clever, compulsive plot that will take you completely by surprise

—— Lucy Diamond

I flaming loved it

—— Milly Johnson

A novel you'll be talking about for a very long time and an overwhelming accomplishment that cements Lucy Robinson's place amongst the very best in the business

—— Isabelle Broom

I couldn't put this book down: a fabulously original love story

—— Lucy Dillon

Intriguing and uplifting - a real page-turner full of humour and mystery

—— Julie Cohen

Charmingly fun with bags of romance and laughs

—— Closer

Lyrical . . . Stedman’s debut signals a career certain to deliver future treasures

—— People

Stunning and memorable

—— Booklist

Heart-wrenching

—— Publisher's Weekly

Exquisite

—— Kirkus

Delicate and imaginative . . . beautifully written . . . deserves every single bit of its success

—— Scotsman

Like a lighthouse, [The Light Between Oceans] shines a light in dark places, and its emotional resonance will stay with you for days

—— Irish Examiner

A thought-provoking debut novel . . . this beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear to us, is moving without being maudlin

—— Boston Globe

An extraordinary and heart-rending book about good people, tragic decisions, and the beauty found in each of them

—— Markus Zusak, author of THE BOOK THIEF

Mesmerising...the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman's prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak.

—— Women's Weekly

The Light Between Oceans unfurls in small acts, at first feeling slight to touch, then building in emotional substance. Into the spaces between words, Stedman breathes an anxiety and pulsating intensity that roils with the ocean and the lighthouse beacon.

—— Sydney Morning Herald

Pick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple’s search for happiness

—— Woman and Home

A description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances.

—— Daily Mail

The characters are beautifully drawn...A completely unique read. ****

—— Heat Magazine

Book of the Week. Critics are buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman.

—— Grazia Magazine

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