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Balancing Act (2014)

by Joanna Trollope(Favorite Author)

3.21 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

085752108X (ISBN13: 9780857521088)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Doubleday

review 1: Does anyone know whether this was published before 2014? I picked it up in a bit of a daze at the airport on Friday and could have sworn that I read it some time ago. It could be, though, that her books are becoming very formulaic- most of her books seem to feature three adult, middle class children and spouses/kids living in the modern working world who have to deal with an errant, ageing parent who everyone gets cross with. I used to love Trollope but I think she has lost her touch- the characters' voices are just not authentic anymore. Quite honestly, it's all getting a bit predictable and dull.
review 2: I am a great fan of Joanna Trollope's and have read most of her books. This is not one of the best. It tells the story of a family run business, and of Sus... moreie and her daughters who run it. Susie is convinced that she and she alone knows how to best run things, the girls have different ideas. Throw in a long lost father and some romantic action and there you have it. I thought it was similar in tone and story to Daughters-in-law. If you like Joanna Trollope, and enjoy this sort of English domestic drama this might be for you, but I would recommend some of her earlier works over this. less

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