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My Favourite Wife (Paperback)

by Tony Parsons (Author)
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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (4 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007226497
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007226498
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,443 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sunday Express
`Funny, serious, tender and honest...Tony Parsons is writing about the genuine dilemmas of modern life'

Guardian
`He takes as his specialist subject contemporary emotional issues which almost every other male writer has ignored'

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The dilemmas of adultery with a twist, 5 Oct 2008
By RH (Evesham, UK) - See all my reviews
I found the contemporary China angle fascinating and as it was a long time since I had read his other books, the characters were fresh. In the light of recent news about infected baby milk and having watched the glitze of the Olympics, it was very interesting to get to the heart of the Chinese people. Life is cheap when there are so many lives in one place and with very little spiritual underpinning of society, the goal is always profit at the sacrifice of feelings.

The family is central again in his novel but the Chinese family relations make for an interesting contrast. His father and their relationship is juxtaposed with the Chinese mistress and her father. Having lived abroad, I really related to the pull of the elderly relatives back at home and the innocence of those newly arrived compared to those who have lived in such an environment for some time.

Not a book to make you feel comfortable, either with the Western influence on Chinese society or the inner workings of the heart.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a good reading , 20 Mar 2008
By Y. Wu "BAgrant" (Durham) - See all my reviews
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I don't care what other ppl say but i did enjoy reading the book. Parsons' writing is simple but accurate, although the storyline is a bit bare.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Shallow, predictable, boring, 22 Aug 2008
By Self-help junkie (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
I read one of Tony Parson's books years ago and thought it was OK. This was going cheap so I picked it up somewhere - and it's just like the other one! The main male character is totally unlikeable; self-obsessed, selfish, self-justifying - and the others are just cardboard cut-outs: all very predictable, from the perfect, understanding wife, to the sad, but brave, Chinese mistress. That would be bad enough. But Parson's writing style drives me nuts: it's so self-conscious and trite, and just full of empty cliches. And it reads so obviously as though he has one eye on the film rights - it almost has scene directions for a producer!
I won't be reading any more of Parsons - I'm afraid the stories are just too repetitive and predictable. There is no real conflict, or inner development of character.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The worse book i have ever read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly dull
I bought this booking thinking I would see how the family adjust to a new life and cope with the family crisis. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars I'm disappointed!
"My favourite wife" is a poor version of "Man and Boy" set in China. It lacks the first novel's fun, tenderness, real-life characters and gripping story-line. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Tony Parsons' books used to be my staple holiday reading. Not any more. Whilst the research into China is impressive, the book is boring and too long. Read more
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