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Over 16 novels, Trollope has explored a plethora of the modern family's permutations; her 17th is a tender, funny ode to empty nest syndrome. Edie Boyd is a middle-aged, part-time actress and London mother of three whose youngest is packing up and moving out. Husband Russell is delighted with the chance to rediscover and retune their marriage, but Edie can't quite face life (or herself) without being "Mum" on a daily basis. Not to worry: the children almost simultaneously fall prey to a series of mishaps and financial troubles, and Edie is delighted when her wish to have her brood back is suddenly granted. At this point, the transformations one expects in a flown coop begin to take hold, as does the comedy. Embedded in the novel's sometimes soap opera turns, which cut expertly from the children's points of view to Edie's, are Trollope's somehow insightful takes on the perennial career vs. child-rearing dilemma. The struggles of Edie, of Russell, and of children Rosa, Matt, Ben and their various partners are deftly rendered in the dialogue that dominates the book; it has a good pace and marks out the narrative decisively. The things her flawed but lovable characters say to each other, in fact, save Trollope's tidily concluded latest from feeling too much like chick lit for the PBS set. (Mar.)
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Review
"With her acute observation and lyrical writing, she has few peers when it comes to laying bare the lives of today's middle-aged middle class. . . This book, on a stage in family life that many parents dread, is one of her best."
— Irish Independent
"Utterly absorbing, constantly surprising, and often extremely funny."
— The Independent
"Accessible but sophisticated."
— The Times
"Playful, unguessable and clever."
— Sunday Express
"The ebb and flow of relationships is brilliantly handled by Trollope. This is a much more metropolitan crowd than her normal characters — no timid country wives here. There is a very believable cast of characters, all in different and complicated relationships . . . Trollope has perfectly captured what it takes to be a mother."
— The Observer
— Irish Independent
"Utterly absorbing, constantly surprising, and often extremely funny."
— The Independent
"Accessible but sophisticated."
— The Times
"Playful, unguessable and clever."
— Sunday Express
"The ebb and flow of relationships is brilliantly handled by Trollope. This is a much more metropolitan crowd than her normal characters — no timid country wives here. There is a very believable cast of characters, all in different and complicated relationships . . . Trollope has perfectly captured what it takes to be a mother."
— The Observer
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