Other People's Children - by Joanna Trollope (Paperback)

About the Book

With her sensitive eye and unerring ear, Joanna Trollope, author of "The Best of Friends", explores the hard-won truths and often harder to overcome difficulties of stepfamilies: coping with present and former husbands and wives, and above all, with other people's children.

Book Synopsis

Joanna Trollope delves into the dynamics of stepfamily life and introduces us to two couples whose relationships are complicated by the enriching-and sometimes enraging-presence of others. From the grown daughter who insinuates herself into her widowed father's romantic life, to the sullen teenager whose loyalties lie with her estranged mother; from the awkwardness of tense celebrations to the discovery of surprising sources of strength, this novel is "a bittersweet tale of the painfully divided affection created whenever a stepfamily is formed." (Kirkus Reviews)

From the Back Cover

Joanna Trollope is a "writer who seldom strikes a wrong note"*, and in Other People's Children, a #1 international bestseller, she has composed her best work to date. Delving into the dynamics of stepfamily life, she introduces us to two couples whose relationships are complicated by the enriching -- and sometimes, enraging -- presence of others. From the grown daughter who insinuates herself into her widowed father's romantic life, to the sullen teenager whose loyalties lie with her estranged mother; from the awkwardness of tense celebrations to the discovery of surprising sources of strength, this novel is "a bittersweet tale of the painfully divided affections created whenever a stepfamily is formed.

(*Kirkus Reviews)

Review Quotes

"Trollope aims for the heart, and she hits it." --The New Yorker

"Elegant and accomplished...read this book." --Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Wry intelligence...affecting drama." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A bittersweet tale of the painfully divided affections created whenever a stepfamily is formed." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Joanna Trollope is a member of the same family as Anthony Trollope and a #1 bestselling author in England. Her novels include Marrying the Mistress and The Best of Friends, as well as The Choir and The Rector's Wife, which were both adapted for Masterpiece Theatre. She lives in England.