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'As subtle as Austen, as sharp as Bronte. Trollope's brilliant!' Fay Weldon, MAIL ON SUNDAY 'She writes so beautifully in a style so graceful and judicious that you would call it restful if it were not also palpably intelligent' EVENING STANDARD
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When the last of your children has flown the nest, will there be time for a second honeymoon?
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90 of 93 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Joanna Trollope’s latest novel triumphantly deals with that period in life when the last child has left home and the parents are once again on their own, in the irony of the title, to enjoy a second honeymoon.
In previous generations children married or formed partnerships and irrevocably left the family home and their parents, taking everything with them and severing dependence on their parents forever.
However life is now so transient and uncertain, relationships come and go, jobs are no longer permanent, children need assistance with deposits on houses, the parent child relationships does not cease in the same way.
And this is what the main character Edie Boyd and her husband discover when their last remaining son leaves home to live with his girl friend. Instead of a second honeymoon Edie revives her career as an actress, her husband Russell wants to renew their pre parent relationship and is frustrated, gradually their children drift back into their old rooms.
One of the best characters in the book is Ruth, the partner of Edie’s son Matt. Ruth is a successful career woman earning twice as much as Matt, has ambitions for a flat only she can afford, with Matt struggling to come to grips with the changing and confusing role of men.
Edie’s daughter Rosa is struggling with debt, is unfairly made redundant and struggles to re-establish her identity. She finds an affinity with Lazlo, an actor Edie is mothering in the play and has given a temporary home to.
Then slowly everybody realises you cannot go back, that you have to move forward in life, and Trollope brings the book to an end in a totally believable way.
An absolute must for all Trollope fans and as good a starting point for new readers as any of her other superb novels.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another excellently written book from Joanna Trollope. As already said by a previous reviewer, this story is very much in the vein of her last two or three books. Second Honeymoon revolves around a couple whose three children have grown up and flown the nest; Russell is happy about this wanting to have his wife to himself again, but Edie is not. Just when Russell thought that the second honeymoon period of life was starting, all three children, and an additional lodger, move back home. The description of emotions is beautifully written but I felt it was lacking a strong storyline - hence four stars. It is certainly a lovely book and a sophisticated read but it is not gripping.
28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Good old Joanna Trollope, another smashing read for a lazy weekend. This isn't any kind of startling departure from her previous novels, in fact it carries on some of the themes addressed in Girl from the South. The characters are very recognisable 21st century-UK inhabitants and she sympathetically portrays the dilemmas and tribulations of growing up and growing old in a materially wealthy but morally struggling society. There is a marvellous gentleness and tolerance in the marriage of Edie and Russell, and although a more cliffhanger plot would have made the novel more thrilling, I liked the sense of muted drama around the turbulence of the children and the rolling on of the story which comforted you with the knowledge that it was all 'just life' and that each generation would keep going with the threads of a decent, industrious life. Given how gritty and disturbing some of modern British culture can be, this book is very warming.
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Family Love
Edie is dreading the emptiness of her home now her youngest child, Ben, has at last left home - whereas her husband, Russell, is looking forward to spending time with a newly... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
You somehow make things shine for me
Joanna Trollope's great strength is understanding and portraying relationships, and there are plenty of them in "Second Honeymoon" - from the parents whose three children have left... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Four Violets
Empty nester
I have mixed feelings about Joanna Trollope's books but this one I had to keep reading to see how people eventually pulled the various strands of their lives together. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Alishe
Empty nest syndrom
Loving it! All the characters so easily became 'real'. Having two girls who 'left' and 'came back' so many times I quickly emphasised with them all. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010
makes you think!
I have tried to read this novel before, with litle success. However, I now find myself in similar situation with Edie and Russell amd can emphasise with Edie's feelings of loss. Read more
Published on 23 April 2008 by Mre F. Gerrish
Generally enjoyable
That title probably sounds as though I am damning this book with faint praise - which in a way I am. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by BM
Middling
It's a pleasant story, told at a leisurely pace. It's not gripping and the characters are unabsorbing and rather stereotypical. The prose is very good, as always. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2007 by R. Davies
Sophisticated
Another excellently written book from Joanna Trollope. As already said by a previous reviewer, this story is very much in the vein of her last two or three books. Read more
Published on 30 July 2007 by A. Rose
Nice easy read
This is a nice easy holiday read, and on the whole up to her usual standard. Plot and characters are sympathetic and believable, and the story runs smoothly. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by F. M. M. Stott
An Easy Read
I have read many of Joanna Trollope's other books and enjoyed them immensely but I didn't find this one particularly absorbing. Read more
Published on 31 May 2007 by CGB, London
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