- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First Edition edition (21 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747549362
- ISBN-13: 978-0747547273
- ASIN: 0747547270
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,333,636 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The court official leaned closer.
"'What's gone past', he said 'is not just an advocate, any old lady advocate. What's gone past is his Honour's totty'."
And what's going past is the life of Guy Stockdale, a 62-year-old judge, who has been married forever, has two sons--Simon and Alan--and three grandchildren. For the past seven years, he's also had a mistress; Merrion Palmer is intelligent, attractive and half Guy's age, which also makes her younger than both Simon and Alan. Her dad died when she was a toddler and she's well aware that Guy is something of a father substitute. For years the role of mistress has suited her but then, suddenly, this style of relationship isn't enough for either of them. They've both had enough of sneaking around and avoiding people, so Guy has momentously made up his mind to leave his wife Laura and marry Merrion.
Marrying the Mistress dives into the shock waves that buffet the Stockdale family after Guy leaves Laura. The novel addresses the question of how his sons are going to cope, the explosive opinions of his forthright daughter-in-law Carrie and what his teenage grandchildren make of it all. Can any of them avoid taking sides? Should they? And what about the abandoned wife Laura, a woman apparently so long-sufferingly self-sacrificing she makes Mother Teresa look selfish?
From queen of the aga saga Joanna Trollope comes a dexterous portrayal of the causes and effects of marital breakdown: the stresses, the battle of wills, the bitterness and personal growth, the renegotiation of relationships--and an exposure of the depths to which the moral high ground can sink. --Lisa Gee
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‘Hodge is at home in the middle-class milieu of herbaceous borders and china cups, but she also works brilliantly to betray feelings in the voices of family members in a crisis.’
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‘A gripping read – As shrewdly observant of psychological and domestic detail as anything she has written.’
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“A novel to raise passions, beautifully read by Patricia Hodge.”
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a really modern story, up to the minute and deals with difficult cirumstances in a sympathetic way. However, there are many stereo-typical themes which are found in many books of the same genre. The story is slow in parts and there is very little change of pace throughout. This is typically Trollope - a good read but not a book that needs to be read more than once!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read some of the comments about Joanne Trollope's new book and am very surprised by some of them. I was enthralled and couldn't put the book down. Maybe because I have been through something a bit similar I could understand. I actually starting crying at the end when Jack and his grandfather were talking in the garden. I thought it was the best book Joanne has written and I have read them all! I can't wait for the next one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As the daughter of parents who went through a similar experience, I found this a facinating and absorbing read that gave me an insight into what may have gone on between my father and the wicked woman who started as his mistress, but to whom he really did go on to marry...
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A brilliant take on family relationships
The main premise of the story is about a man who decides to leave his wife of forty years to marry his mistress of 7. What follows is the fall out from this. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mrs. L. J. Philipson
RATHER BORING AND ONE- DIMENSIONAL
I found this book rather boring, and the action was slow. The subject area was an interesting aspect to chose, and it was quite well written, but I felt it was one of those books... Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by bibliophile
Clever Characterisation
In her usual fashion, Joanna Trollope has gone right to the heart of an emotional tangle in this story. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2009 by Jenna
I loved it
Relationships are much more complicated than the portrayals that we see on television and in movies. Read more
Published on 20 April 2009 by M
Terribly terribly British
Guy Stockdale is a good looking and (obviously) fit sixty-year-old Judge that has never really loved his wife. Merrion Palmer is his sophisticated 31 year old mistress. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2004
A bit boring unfortunately
I found this book a little boring and felt that the characters were not realistic. It was interesting to see how all memebers of the family dealt with the marriage break up but on... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2004 by "eccas"
Boring, miserable characters
When you start siding with the "baddies" in a novel, you know there must be something wrong. This was one of the dullest reads I've ever had. Read more
Published on 20 July 2002 by "cathtb"
Not a spectacular story and, at times. hard going
So many books have been written telling the same story in slightly different words. Why this particularly feminine author felt she had to resort to the 'f' word so unnecessarily... Read more
Published on 6 April 2001
Very disappointing!
This was first Joanna Trollope novel, tried after reading good reviews. I don't think I will be tempted to try any more of her books! Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2001
a story of today
An enjoyable read - this story seemed very much a story about the times we live in - there is so much that everyone can relate to. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2001
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