Girl from the South

I am such a Joanna Trollope fan. I assume whatever she writes is gold. So it's hard for me to believe she even wrote this book. The language doesn't flow. I keep having to reread sentences to understand what's going on. After one chapter, I'm done. Going to reread Daughters.

This Joanna Trollope book was interesting in that a British writer was telling about Southern customs and family life. I didn't like the book as well as other novels by this author. Prompt service.

Trollope has a very sharp eye for family relationships and the intricacies of being human. She is witty and acute and writes with a truly superb grasp of telling language. Her novels are never long enough for me. I have read them all ,usually more than once,because she is so successful at making me think again about the joys and concomitant pains of relationships.She makes me laugh and think and also sometimes groan,at the complexities of modern life. And - not many writers can "do" pets and children as well as she does ,apart from Martha Grimes who is also a favourite of mine.

Just read one chapter but am already hooked for good. Joanna Trollope is one of my favorite authors. Girl from the South completes my reading of all her titles.

Girl From The South was different to any novel I have read. It was gripping to the end. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys light reading, not too much drama, only slight.

Really enjoyed reading this book and as with all her books was really sorry to get to the end of it

I love every book Joanna Trollope has written. I hope she keeps on turning them out.

This novel was Trollope at her finest! She did her very best job at creating imperfect characters who were endearing and sympathetic. The story begins in Charleston, SC, with a 29 yr. old woman lamenting her dead end job as an art intern, her somewhat smothering upper class genteel (or so they seem) family, and her lack of romance. She heads to London, where the story really takes off. There, she encounters Tilly, a bright woman who has been dating/living with Henry, a photographer, for way too many years (according to Tilly, anyway, who longs to be married. Tilly invites Gillon to share their flat (there is an extra bedroom, as Henry's college friend, William, has just vacated the extra bedroom in their flat. And from there we are pleasantly swallowed up into the stories of these people, Tilly & Hentry & Gillon & William & William's semi-girlfriend, Susie, and the families of these characters, especially the very interesting southern family of which Gillon is a member. Gillon has a fabulous grandmama, Sarah, who has kept a secret for 50 years, and has parents who are struggling to find a way to connect after raising children and becoming new grandparents. Gillon's sister and brother also play rolls in the story, especially when Henry moves to Charleston to figure out his life.Trollope has such a way with words that I always feel I am watching her scenes play out in front of me, and I always care deeply for her characters who are good people, just trying to figure it all out and not hurt too many others along the way, while remaining true to their own heart.I LOVED this book. I have read at least 10 of Joanna Trollope's novels, and this one just may be my favorite.