- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Canada (May 4 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307357716
- ISBN-13: 978-0307357717
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #469,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A novel about the modern affairs of the heart. It explores the dilemmas of men who won't commit themselves and women who yearn for sublime romantic love"
— The Daily Mail"Trollope does an excellent job of showing the bewilderment of the offspring of 60s swingers . . . the story is her usual page-turner."
— Toronto Star
"Joanna Trollope is a wonderful novelist of domestic detail . . . Girl From the South is, like all her books, a really good read, spiked with insight"
— Observer
"Every Trollope has its fascinating moral wrinkle. She has a glorious instinct for sensing which emotional conundrums her readers will find most palatably perplexing. And then she writes so beautifully."
— Evening Standard
"An insightful novel from a writer at the height of her powers."
— Women's Journal
"Joanna has held up a mirror to millions of women around the world, and they've seen themselves, their lives, their relationships and their desires staring back."
— Good Housekeeping
— The Daily Mail"Trollope does an excellent job of showing the bewilderment of the offspring of 60s swingers . . . the story is her usual page-turner."
— Toronto Star
"Joanna Trollope is a wonderful novelist of domestic detail . . . Girl From the South is, like all her books, a really good read, spiked with insight"
— Observer
"Every Trollope has its fascinating moral wrinkle. She has a glorious instinct for sensing which emotional conundrums her readers will find most palatably perplexing. And then she writes so beautifully."
— Evening Standard
"An insightful novel from a writer at the height of her powers."
— Women's Journal
"Joanna has held up a mirror to millions of women around the world, and they've seen themselves, their lives, their relationships and their desires staring back."
— Good Housekeeping
Product Description
Gillion is from the American South, but she is definitely not a Southern belle. An art historian by trade, she takes a job in London to escape from the demands of her wealthy, conventional, socially superior family in Charleston, South Carolina. Once in London she meets Tilly, a features editor, and her long-term boyfriend and wildlife photographer Henry, who is finding it hard to commit. Before long, Gillion inadvertently offers Henry an escape: the chance to travel to South Carolina and photograph its wildlife. Upon arriving, Henry is wholly seduced by the charms of Charleston, by Gillon's family, and by the old patrician way of life which presents itself. Neither Gillion nor Henry bargains on what they find there, nor the effect his departure will have on Tilly and the world he left behind.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful book with elegant prose, Dec 26 2010
By Mae Johns "justme" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Girl from the South (Paperback)
I love all of Joanna Trollope's books. This one is a bit different, since it's mostly set in America. But the characters are still accessible and beautifully drawn, and the story is fascinating. I love the descriptions of the places and locations, and Ms. Trollope's prose is, as always, elegant. This is a wonderful book to add to your collection of this author's work.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Annoying book, April 26 2004
By Reading Mom - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Girl From The South (Paperback)
I was a big fan of Joanna Trollope's earlier books, especially The Choir, but this is not one of her better efforts. The characters are uninteresting and unengaging and there's not much of a plot. Everyone just sort of flops around feeling inadequate. My pet peeve is British authors who write American characters who sound British. This book is riddled with expressions that no American would use. We're all used to that in British books, and it's fine when the character is British, but when the character is supposed to be a born and raised American it is SOOOO annoying! It immediately destroys the book's credibility, just as an obvious historical anachronism or modern turn of phrase can ruin a period novel. If a British author does insist on writing American characters, she should at least have a good American editor for the American edition. I had the feeling that the editor hadn't even read through the manuscript, as there were also a number of sloppy spelling errors (the kind that should have been caught by a spell checker). My advice is, don't waste your money!
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