An Unsuitable Match
An Emotional and Uplifting Story about Second Chances
Published on 4. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-5098-2350-5 (ISBN)
Description
An Unsuitable Match, by bestselling author Joanna Trollope, is an uplifting story of love in the autumn years, and the complexities of family bonds.
'Nobody writes about family tensions better than Joanna Trollope' - Good Housekeeping
As Rose Woodrowe and Tyler Masson embark on their journey of rediscovered love and second chances, they find themselves faced with the strong opinions of their grown-up children.
Who to listen to? Who to please? Rose and Tyler are determined to get it right this time, but in trying to make everyone happy, can they ever be happy themselves?
Immerse yourself in this heart-stirring exploration of love, family conflict, and the intricacies of starting anew.
'A pitch-perfect novel' - Sunday Express
'Writes about family relationships with intelligence and clear-eyed sympathy' - The Times
'Nobody writes about family tensions better than Joanna Trollope' - Good Housekeeping
As Rose Woodrowe and Tyler Masson embark on their journey of rediscovered love and second chances, they find themselves faced with the strong opinions of their grown-up children.
Who to listen to? Who to please? Rose and Tyler are determined to get it right this time, but in trying to make everyone happy, can they ever be happy themselves?
Immerse yourself in this heart-stirring exploration of love, family conflict, and the intricacies of starting anew.
'A pitch-perfect novel' - Sunday Express
'Writes about family relationships with intelligence and clear-eyed sympathy' - The Times
Reviews / Votes
Trollope is an extremely assured writer, with a brilliant eye for detail and a finely tuned emotional intelligence ... she writes absorbing, wise stories that dramatise the dilemmas we face * Sunday Times * With her compassion for her characters, Trollope cuts to the quick of family life, and the difference between men and women -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home * Joanna Trollope's novels address the issues and emotional journeys that face women today * Sunday Express * Trollope writes about family relationships with intelligence and clear-eyed sympathy * The Times * The unmatchable Joanna Trollope at her best * Choice * The plot, knitting all the couple's children together in a web of mutual interest, is clever and has some unexpected outcomes. The scenes also abound with delicious contemporary tropes. An absorbing, slickly executed treat. * Daily Mail * Joanna Trollope at her finest, writing about the complexity of simple things * Good Housekeeping * No one captures family dynamics like Joanna Trollope: the shifts and rifts and nuances, the knock-on effects of life decisions . . . A pitch-perfect novel * Sunday Express *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-2350-5 (9781509823505)
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E-Book
02/2018
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Person
Joanna Trollope is the author of many highly acclaimed and bestselling novels, including The Rector's Wife, Marrying the Mistress and Daughters in Law. She was appointed OBE in 1996, a trustee of the National Literacy Trust in 2012, and a trustee of the Royal Literary Fund in 2016. She has chaired the Whitbread and Orange Awards, as well as being a judge of many other literature prizes including chairing the BBC National Short Story Awards for 2017. She has been part of two DCMS panels on public libraries and is patron of numerous charities, including Meningitis Now and Chawton House Library. In 2014, she updated Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility as the opening novel in the Austen Project. An Unsuitable Match is her twenty-first novel.