A good Joanna Trollope book well read

As usual this book is entertaining and well written with a good storyline. Lindsay Duncan’s voice suited the story and her calm tones made it a pleasure to listen. I strongly recommend this to others.

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Good listen

Well narrated, read at a good pace. characters believable. Master class in selfishness, enjoy it.

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Enjoyed!

It was good to listen to a Joanna Trollope story after many years of reading her books.
Lindsay Duncan is so recognisable by her voice it is hard not to picture her instead of the characters.

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Splendid

I read this book years ago, accidentally found it in Audible, liked the sample reading and thought I'd give it a go.

So glad I did. There were bits I'd forgotten, bits I'd remember just before they happened. It's Joanna Trollope doing what she does, showing the sort of mess a family can just slide into, how something quite unexpected can not only awaken them to said mess, but show them a way to sort it out. And brilliantly have them do so. You can't go from one of her books to another without a break, or the pattern spoils the interweaving of the situations. It was good to revisit this one.

It was, also, a delight to revisit it in the more than capable hands (or voice) of Lindsay Duncan. Absolutely spot on! I was particularly entertained by the voices she used for Laura, the difficult mother. Excellent.

It's not intellectual, it's certainly NOT froth. It's keenly observant of personal tangles. It's a good listen not taxing but which will capture your attention.

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I really enjoyed this book

Well scripted and performed by the beautifully-voiced Lindsay Duncan. Will be put into my 'Listen Again Sometime' collection!

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Loved this

Excellent listen and well delivered...just the right amount of tension to keep you wanting more!

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Joanna Trollope at her best !

Would you listen to Marrying the Mistress again? Why?

Joanna Trollope explores family life presenting the intimate emotional heart of it. This book is so respectful of the validity of all the characters needs and allows the reader to share their pain and confusion in such an intimate but gritty manner.

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Good story, stupendously irritating narrator

The author has written yet another well paced and interesting story. The narrator has a beautiful voice but a supremely irritating habit of only half speaking words when she uses a quiet voice - which she does quite a lot. Any word ending in ‘s’ or a similar sound is only half spoken, so grass becomes gra and face becomes fa. Other words seem to get squashed into hardly being audible. The listener has to concentrate hard to follow the story - it is infuriating.

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Excellent listen

Firstly an excellent Trollope novel - interesting and excellent characterisation.

The novel worked very well with audible. Narrator was absolutely excellent (I’ll definitely be seeking her out again), and not at all annoying like some can be. A small number of main characters also made the story it easy to follow.

Highly recommend

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Unhappy Families

The father of the family decides to marry his mistress of seven years, but he needs to divorce his wife first. The sons are torn as to how best support each parent. I found it difficult to feel pity for the wife, as although she was hard done by, she emotionally blackmailed everybody throughout; ignoring her own children and grandchildren's pain.

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