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Passionate Man (Paperback)

by Joanna Trollope (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan; READING CREASES, LIGHT EDGE CORNER WEAR, edition (1995)
  • ISBN-10: 0552998958
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552998956
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,572,844 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Logans were an enchanting and admirable couple. Archie had snatched Liza from her own engagement party to someone else, wooed her, swept her off to his father in Scotland, and finally married her. Now bedded firmly into country life - three children, Archie the village doctor, Liza a teacher, everything comfortable, funny, affectionate - they awaited the arrival of Archie's father, the brilliant Sir Andrew Logan, a widower for over thirty years. When his city-clean Rover stopped in the drive, Sir Andrew was not alone. Beside him was a golden lady in caramel suede, a warm, witty, desirable widow whom everyone - except Archie - adored at once. Archie saw his father's mistress as the worm in the bud of his perfect life - a life that was to be wrenched apart before he and Liza could re-create their world. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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'Demonstrates again how good Joanna Trollope is at describing village life and how sure is her touch'
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The Logans are an enchanting and admirable couple who have lived a charmed life ever since Archie snatched Liza from her engagement party to someone else.Now, bedded firmly into country life with everything comfortable, funny, affectionate, they await the arrival of Archie's father, the brilliant Sir Andrew Logan, a widower for over thirty years.

But when Sir Andrew arrives, he is not alone.Beside him is a golden lady in caramel suede, a warm, witty, desirable widow whom everyone - except Archie - adores at once.Archie sees his father's mistress as the worm in the bud of his perfect life - a life that is to be wrenched apart before he and Liza can recreate their world.

'An elegant, witty and deeply perceptive book' Woman's Journal --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow but promising, 15 April 2002
This review is from: A Passionate Man (Paperback)
This is my first Joanna Trollope book and Ive quite enjoyed it although I have to say it does plod along rather than race. Trollope's depictions of village life are vivid and endearing and her characters fairly colourful. However, the annoying young daughter could have been left out of the book as Trollope introduced her as having a lisp which she has painfully reproduced throughout the book. Every time the child speaks her words are peppered with 'S's' which Trollope has faithfully converted to 'th's'. This drives me mad and to be honoest just makes the child irritating rather than cute, which I imagine is what Trollope was going for.

Anyway, this book is worth a read and I will certainly read other titles by Trollope. Maybe I just started with one that is not her best.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, but all her other novels are great, 7 Feb 2005
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This review is from: A Passionate Man (Paperback)
I am a great fan and have read all of Joanna Trollope's books except for The Choir and The Rector. However this is the only one that I have difficulty with. All of the subsidiary characters are fine, but the main characters Liza and Archie do not come to life for me, I can understand the other reviewer's claim of plodding.

I do not relate to anti heroes therefore I think it is because Liza and Archie are so negative about everything, this is obviously the rationale of the novel but such characters do not lead to interesting conflicts to keep the pages turning. Also I just cannot believe some of the plot lines that are obviously intended to heighten the drama.

Even so, Trollope lovers should read this as part of the canon.

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