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Girl from the South (Paperback)

by Joanna Trollope (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan; New edition edition (11 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552770876
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552770873
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 112,405 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Art historian Gillon has left South Carolina to come to London and escape the demands of her wealthy, socially conventional family. She moves into a flat with Tilly and her long term photographer boyfriend Henry - who decides to go to South Carolina where he is seduced by the charms of Charleston and Gillon's family.

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'[Trollope writes] with such elegant precision - revelatory and ambiguous at just the right moments'

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars not quite what i'd hoped..., 12 Mar 2003
I approached 'Girl From The South' expecting a warm, thought provoking tale, much as I had expected (and found) in other Joanna Trollope novels I had read. Far from inhabiting that middle ground between cosy escapism and genuine meaning, 'Girl From The South' tries too hard to capture the rootlessness and varying 'emotional ambitions' of its cast of 30-somethings, and ends up clunky and brittle. Disappointingly so, since Joanna Trollope's basic premise - that life can only really move forward when we acknowledge the past - has the potential to really strike a few nerves, had the predicament been embodied by characters rather less formulaic.

I'm not sure what Trollope is trying to do with this novel, although it looks somewhat like an attempt to break a mold of some kind. I like her critique of the South and her reappraisal of its values, the need for both stability and change; I like her engaging and often pithy style, and at times - the closing few pages, in particular - sharp sightedness into the contemporary malaise of her central characters. I am only disappointed that, for my part, it inspired little more than indifference.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Room for Improvement, 16 Nov 2003
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I was disappointed with this story. I picked it up to take into hospital with me as a little light reading was required but somehow or other I found the characters confusing and didn't really care enough about any of them to finish the book.
I believe this view concurs with other reviewers who showed more stamina than me and read to the end.
Normally reliable I recommend new readers to Joanna Troloppe to try any of her other books first.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable book, 21 April 2003
By Heidi L. Marshall "A Librarian" (Belle Vernon, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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Having been to both Charleston and London several times I really enjoyed reading the descriptions of the two cities. The author was right on target with both cultures and settings. I have read all of Joanna Trollope's novels and I have loved every one of them including this one. I only gave it four stars though because the reader does have difficulty knowing just who the protagonists are in this one. All the characters are clearly drawn, and easy to read about, but who exactly is this book about? Is it Gillon and Henry, or Tilly and Henry? Despite this flaw I would recommend it for someone that is looking for a deeper beach book. It is women's fiction at its best.
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