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The Men and the Girls

By: Joanna Trollope
Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
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Lifelong friends, now in their sixties, James, a teacher, and Hugh, a TV personality, both live with attractive women 25 years their junior. But the age difference is a time bomb, ticking away at the heart of both relationships.

Kate's hunger for a life more in keeping with her own age threatens to bring her eight years with James to an end. And how is Julia to cope when her own career begins to blossom while Hugh's is withering before their eyes? The arrival of Miss Beatrice Bachelor, a razor-sharp Oxford spinster, fuels the discontent in both girls.

©1992 Joanna Trollope (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction

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Not one of her best stories - rambling. Good narration. Disappointing story. So 4 stars only

Disappointing

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Excellent! Superb performance from the book the words were clear and read with expression. Well worth purchasing.

The Men and the Girls

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The worse reading of a book ever. Joanna Trollope deserves better. So disappointed a waste of money..

Utterly dreadful

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I have never read a Joanna Trollope book. To my shame I had an image of them which meant I didn’t think they would be for me. This was suggested to me and I loved it and of course Eleanor Bron brought it to life in a way that I don’t think any other reader could’ve done. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and would suggest that those who have never tried a Joanna Trollope book. This would be the one to start with.

A wonderful surprise

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Well written and excellently narrated. I enjoyed the characters and their dilemmas brought about by romantic relationships between men in their sixties and women in their thirties.

How things have moved on since the 1990s regarding gender roles. Would love to know what millennials and younger might think of this novel.

A novel of its time

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Excellent narration. Very believable story. Keeps you guessing how it will turn out.
Most enjoyable!

very enjoyable book

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A great book with beautiful narration. A lovely mix of eclectic characters and I did not want it to end.

I loved this book

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A great listen, but very firmly set in the 1990s.
As usual, minute observation and great characterisation.

Of its time

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The storyline held my attention throughout and I liked the variety of characters included in the book. Well read with clear speech which was important to me as can be slightly hard of hearing. Very enjoyable.

Loved it!

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I love the way the story unfolds with what seem like rather strange . It shows human dysfunction and their faults, so you can really Identify with them. The narration for me is exemplary

Believable characters

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