Als Guy Stockdale, Richter und Familienoberhaupt, bekannt gibt, dass er sich nach dreißig Jahren Ehe scheiden lassen und seine langjährige Geliebte heiraten will, gerät das ganze Familiengebäude ins Wanken. Denn die betrogene Ehefrau, Mutter, Schwieger- und Großmutter reagiert mit emotionaler Erpressung, die unterdrückte Konflikte und alte Wunden innerhalb der Familie aufbrechen lässt und alle Beziehungen auf eine Zerreißprobe stellt.
Wieder einmal führt uns Joanna Trollope, die englische Bestsellerautorin, auf das explosive emotionale Terrain der Familie und zieht den Leser in ein von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite fesselndes Drama.
Merrion Palmer is Judge Guy Stockdale s mistress. His Honour s totty, as the Clerk to the Court so succinctly puts it. Guy has been having an affair with her for seven years, and neither Laura, his wife of forty years, nor his two grown-up sons know anything about her. Now the time has come for Guy to move on. Conscious of the passing years, of the wasted opportunities, he doesn t want to keep Merrion a secret any more. He wants to share her with his family, with the world. He wants, damnit, to marry her. And he is quite unprepared for the painful storm to come.
Wieder einmal führt uns Joanna Trollope, die englische Bestsellerautorin, auf das explosive emotionale Terrain der Familie und zieht den Leser in ein von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite fesselndes Drama.
Merrion Palmer is Judge Guy Stockdale s mistress. His Honour s totty, as the Clerk to the Court so succinctly puts it. Guy has been having an affair with her for seven years, and neither Laura, his wife of forty years, nor his two grown-up sons know anything about her. Now the time has come for Guy to move on. Conscious of the passing years, of the wasted opportunities, he doesn t want to keep Merrion a secret any more. He wants to share her with his family, with the world. He wants, damnit, to marry her. And he is quite unprepared for the painful storm to come.