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The Other Family (2010)

by Joanna Trollope(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1439129835 (ISBN13: 9781439129838)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Touchstone

review 1: Absolutely awful. I would advise anyone reading this book to put it down and walk away. Do not waste your time.At the beginning of the book, we learn that Richie has suffered a heart attack, and his "wife" and daughters are left to deal with the aftermath. From the beginning, this second family is absolutely brutal, with (sometimes) the exception of Amy. All they do is yell at each other, and have an incredibly irrational hatred towards their fathers first family (whom Richie had abandoned, yet secretly and without their knowledge left an item each in his will for). I spent most of the book hoping they would meet the same end as Richie.This book did pick up very slightly in parts of its last few chapters, once Amy goes to meet Scott- on its own, this would have almost made... more an interesting story.In all, an absolutely plotless book with infuriating characters- again, don't waste your time.
review 2: A good story of two families in an uncomfortable and difficult situation after the father dies. I liked the exploration of family dynamics in this type of situation and really liked Amy's character. Her courage, her willingness to put the difficulties behind her and get to know the other part of her fathers life. I liked Margaret too with her strength and resolve to move on with her own life. The other three drove me crazy with their indecision, lack of direction even in light of their fathers passing. It seemed as if they were using it as an excuse not to move on and get on with their lives, especially tamsin. Very happy with the mothers grit toward the end and how that resolved as it should have. I do like how the author left the story with a bit of mystery at the end to see how they all turned out and left it to the readers imagination. less

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