Bringing Joanna Trollope to the Random House Audio list.The superb new novel from this number one bestselling author - in CD format.
Joanna Trollope is the author of fourteen highly-acclaimed
bestselling contemporary novels. She has also written a study of
women in the British Empire, Britannia's Daughters, and a number of
historical novels.
Joanna Trollope was born in Gloucestershire, and now lives in
London. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours
List.
Trollope's dialogue sparkles ... Lesley Sharp's delivery matches
the mood perfectly.
*Kati Nicholl*
'Choosing the right reader helps to make Joanna Trollope's Friday
Nights a pleasure. I'd have lost patience with a plummy voice, but
Lesley Sharpe (whose roles have ranged from Clocking Off to The
Diary of Anne Frank) settles on a nicely classless narration.
*The Times*
When a British retiree invites two young single mothers from the neighborhood to her flat, a Friday night tradition begins. As their klatch widens, Trollope's memorable characters do more than just represent varying female predicaments: they develop as rich individuals who come to triumph over their pasts. Paula has a wary relationship with the married man who fathered their son, Toby: she must move on, yet stay in touch for Toby's sake. Struggling Lindsay was widowed before she gave birth, while her sister, Jules, is a careless aspiring nightclub DJ with a wild streak. Independent, put-together Blaise contrasts starkly with her often bedraggled business partner, Karen, who barely manages her role as mother and breadwinner. And then there is Eleanor, the catalyst for the gatherings, a no-nonsense older woman who, though full of wisdom and spunk, keeps her thoughts to herself unless asked. When a new man enters Paula's life, Trollope (Second Honeymoon) masterfully shows how work and romance can tip the scales in female friendships. The result is a careful and compelling examination of one man's insidious effect on a group of female friends, as memorable as it is readable. (May) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
Trollope's dialogue sparkles ... Lesley Sharp's delivery matches
the mood perfectly. -- The Express * Kati Nicholl *
'Choosing the right reader helps to make Joanna Trollope's
Friday Nights a pleasure. I'd have lost patience with a
plummy voice, but Lesley Sharpe (whose roles have ranged from
Clocking Off to The Diary of Anne Frank) settles on a
nicely classless narration. * The Times *
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