'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

'Joanna Trollope is a wonderful novelist of domestic detail…Girl From the South is, like all her books, a really good read, spiked with insight' Observer

'Finely-observed family tensions' Sunday Mirror

'At the heart of Trollope's tightly written, acutely observed novel is what it means to be a family' New Statesman

'This is a novel about the modern affairs of the heart. It explores the dilemmas of men who won't commit themselves and women who yearn for sublime romantic love' Daily Mail

'An insightful novel from a writer at the height of her powers.' Women's Journal

'Joanna has held up a mirror to millions of women around the world, and they've seen themselves, their lives, their relationships and their desires staring back.' Good Housekeeping

'Every Trollope has its fascinating moral wrinkle. She has a glorious instinct for sensing which emotional conundrums her readers will find most palatably perplexing. And then she writes so beautifully.' Jane Shilling, Evening Standard

'Trollope's writing is never less than assured, and she is to be congratulated for seeking pastures new.' Sunday Times