Braving another emotional minefield, this is a novel by the author of "The Choir", "A Village Affair", "The Rector's Wife" and "A Spanish Lover".
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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 has 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 is 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 have 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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Format:Paperback
I read this book from cover-to-cover in a day. I literally couldn't put it down. I was curious as to how the different relationships would develop within this family, especially between Carrie and her husband Simon, and whether she would in fact be able to succeed in preventing her mother-in-law from further emotionally exploiting her husband, and no less, their relationship as man and wife together... Having never read Trollope's work before I would recommend this book to anyone and I simply cannot wait to purchase her latest novel. This book really cheered me up no end.
By S. Jeffery
Format:Paperback
Bought as present for mother. Good holiday type read that doesn't require too much intellectual challenge. If you're looking to occupy your mind whilst lazing by a pool; job done.
By C. Calisgil
Format:Paperback
Joanna Trollope has done it again! How exceptionally well she exposes the frailty of family life in Marrying the Mistress. I assumed I was just going to read about a married man and and his progressive relationship with his mistress, soon-to-be-wife; but not at all. We look very closely at the effect his actions have on the dynamics of his eldest son's marriage and family life, as well as the younger son's viewpoint. Then, of course, there's the grandchildren; one of them also going through the pangs of first love. The mistress, too, has all her own insecurities, not least her relationship with her mother. Much older man with young woman usually means the man needs to feel young again, but not Guy Stockdale; Merrion feels happier with an older man and theirs is a real 'marriage of minds'. The ending, though, is not what I was expecting! Once again, a fascinating observation of the complexities of the human mind - a story so well told.
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I have read the printed book and listened to the audio book and this is one of those books that I think is more enjoyable as a listening experience.
The characters ring so true and the problems for all those involved when there is an affair are so well described that you feel empathy with all the characters, instead of attributing blame to some.
A very enjoyable and thought provoking book.
The characters ring so true and the problems for all those involved when there is an affair are so well described that you feel empathy with all the characters, instead of attributing blame to some.
A very enjoyable and thought provoking book.
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