Second Honeymoon
an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors
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3.4 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This heart-warming and uplifting novel from multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse. It's a story of relationships in which everybody can find something to identify with, and even learn from. Perfect to settle down with!
'The queen of the domestic dilemma...observant and empathetic' - The Sunday Times
'The ebb and flow of relationships is brilliantly handled' - The Observer
'One of the finest chroniclers of how we live now' - Independent on Sunday
'A highly readable, often un-put-down-able novel which I thoroughly enjoyed.' -- ***** Reader review
'Excellent, engaging novel. Like having a warm blanket around your shoulders!' -- ***** Reader review
'Trollope at her best again' -- ***** Reader review
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SECOND HONEYMOON: THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
When the children have come and gone, can a marriage pick up where it left off?
Ben is, at last, leaving home. At twenty-two, he's the youngest of the family.
His mother, Edie, an actress, is distraught.
His father, Russell, a theatrical agent, is rather hoping to get his wife back.
His brother, Matthew, is struggling in a relationship in which he achieves and earns less than his girlfriend.
And his sister, Rosa, is wrestling with debt and the end of a turbulent love affair.
Meet the Boyd family and the empty nest, twenty-first-century style.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Over 16 novels, Trollope has explored a plethora of the modern family's permutations; her 17th is a tender, funny ode to empty nest syndrome. Edie Boyd is a middle-aged, part-time actress and London mother of three whose youngest is packing up and moving out. Husband Russell is delighted with the chance to rediscover and retune their marriage, but Edie can't quite face life (or herself) without being "Mum" on a daily basis. Not to worry: the children almost simultaneously fall prey to a series of mishaps and financial troubles, and Edie is delighted when her wish to have her brood back is suddenly granted. At this point, the transformations one expects in a flown coop begin to take hold, as does the comedy. Embedded in the novel's sometimes soap opera turns, which cut expertly from the children's points of view to Edie's, are Trollope's somehow insightful takes on the perennial career vs. child-rearing dilemma. The struggles of Edie, of Russell, and of children Rosa, Matt, Ben and their various partners are deftly rendered in the dialogue that dominates the book; it has a good pace and marks out the narrative decisively. The things her flawed but lovable characters say to each other, in fact, save Trollope's tidily concluded latest from feeling too much like chick lit for the PBS set.
