
Mum & Dad
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Narrated by:
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Yolanda Kettle
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By:
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Joanna Trollope
About this listen
Sunday Times number-one best seller Joanna Trollope explores the issues at the heart of a modern family with her trademark wit and warmth, in Mum & Dad.
What a mess, she thought now...what a bloody, unholy mess the whole family has got itself into.
It’s been 25 years since Gus and Monica left England to start a new life in Spain, building a vineyard and wine business from the ground up. However, when Gus suffers a stroke and their idyllic Mediterranean life is thrown into upheaval, it’s left to their three grown-up children in London to step in....
Sebastian is busy running his company with his wife, Anna, who’s never quite seen eye to eye with her mother-in-law.
Katie, a successful solicitor in the City, is distracted by the problems with her long-term partner, Nic, and the secretive lives of their three daughters.
And Jake, ever the easy-going optimist, is determined to convince his new wife, Bella, that moving to Spain with their 18-month-old would be a good idea.
As the children descend on the vineyard, it becomes clear that each has their own idea of how best to handle their mum and dad, as well as the family business. But as long-simmering resentments rise to the surface and tensions reach breaking point, can the family ties prove strong enough to keep them together?
©2020 Joanna Trollope (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International LtdCritic reviews
"Trollope writes about family relationships with intelligence and clear-eyed sympathy." (The Times)
Narrator good. Interesting.
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Bit disappointing
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Family saga
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Wonderfully insightful story
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Anti-heroes all.
Well-written but tedious characters
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Gripping
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Of family and their relationships.
Very well narrated
Excellent book
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Forgettable
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Her narration made this story for me, no confusing accents just very subtle intonations for each character, fantastic.
Thank you both, I can’t wait for the next book.
Excellent
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My only slight disappointment was the ending, as the story of this disfunctional family was otherwise very realistic. The happy ending didn't seem in keeping with the problems encountered in the earlier chapters. It was almost too good to be true.
The author's descriptions and insights into the personalities of the different characters was amazing. And great credit to Yolanda Kettle's brilliant and faultless narration. A great introduction to this popular author - I look forward to listening to more of her novels on my daily walks.
Enjoyable read
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