false 139929 19 With The Best of Friends, American readers have taken Joanna Trollope into their hearts. That critically-acclaimed novel has climbed bestseller lists around the country and garnered raves from reviewers like Good Housekeeping who said that she "captures the poignant rituals of family attachment and detachment with delicious wryness and large doses of empathy." But with Other People's Children--a number 1 bestseller in England--she brings her work to a bold, new level, with a novel of rare seriousness and depth, about a subject that hits readers right where they live. Here, she delves fearlessly into the emotional dynamics of family life--or rather, life in that ever-expanding unit, the stepfamily. With her sensitive eye and unerring ear, she explores the hard-won truths and often harder-to-overcome difficulties of coping with present and former husbands and wives, and above all, with other people's children. And sometimes it becomes painfully clear that good intentions--and even love--are not enough. Joanna Trollope's understanding of the human condition and empathy with the frailties of her characters are unmatched. No one goes more fearlessly into the emotional and practical dynamics of family life, nor offers such bittersweet truths mixed with hopeful solutions. So moving, so provocative, and so unforgettable is the portrait she has created in Other People's Children that American readers and reviewers are sure to fall in love with Joanna Trollope all over again. 2682788 1998 Other People's Children total:184|5:32|4:75|3:61|2:12|1:4| 184 671 236 24 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 04:34:09 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 04:39:32 -0700 2009 Reading this book helped me realise I was n...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 29 06:36:36 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 05:01:22 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:57:47 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:01:38 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Dec 18 08:08:32 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 08:09:36 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 20:37:26 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 09:29:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 20:06:28 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 20:10:55 -0700 2008
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