'Particularly rich and satisfying' Mail on Sunday

'Clever, clever, clever…probes right to the heart of a typically modern dilemma' Daily Mail

'Brilliant' Spectator

'A swift and riveting read' The Times

'This is Trollope at her best' Woman & Home

'In her latest tale, about a May-December romance and its effects on the individuals and families involved, Trollope again displays her extraordinary gift for representing the intricacies of familial relationships and the vicissitudes of domestic life. This novel should easily vault onto the bestseller lists.' Publishers Weekly

'Joanna Trollope braves another emotional minefield with breathtaking ability in her irresistible new novel. She throws light into the recognisable but shadowy corners of human behaviour, and comes away with a story and a drama that is a most compelling page-turner.' The Charlotte Austin Review

'Joanna Trollope's voice is absolutely clear. She sketches detail with an artist's eye while letting her characters move the story forward to its natural conclusion.

Trollope's greatest strength lies with her ability to paint a complete picture with a few bold strokes.

It's this economy of phrasing that has so endeared Trollope to her readers and created her as one of the UK's top-selling authors. You know with this author that you will get a readable story. That it will somehow involve the human condition and, at the end of it all, there will be some satisfying conclusion that is not necessarily the one you anticipated.' January Magazine

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