About the Author

Joanna Trollope is the author of a number of historical and contemporary novels including The Choir, A Village Affair, A Passionate Man, The Rector’s Wife, The Men and the Girls and A Spanish Lover.

Reviews

“Something we see all too rarely these days: a genuinely grown-up work of fiction, by, about, and for grown-ups.”—Washington Post

“A rich, mature novel dealing with growth, change, loss, and survival . . . as entertaining as it ought to be enduring.”—Booklist

“Trollope is at her best analyzing the complex strands of DNA that bind families—and sometimes threaten to strangle them.”—People
 
“Engaging . . . artfully constructed.”—USA Today