{"product_id":"girl-from-the-south-a-compelling-novel-about-the-changing-rules-and-requirements-of-modern-affairs-of-the-heart-from-one-of-britains-best-loved-authors-joanna-trollope","title":"Girl From The South: a compelling novel about the changing rules and requirements of modern affairs of the heart from one of Britain's best loved authors, Joanna Trollope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulti-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e's sharp eye for family relationships and the intricacies of being human will appeal to readers of Erica James, Elizabeth Noble and Amanda Prowse. Full of her customary wit and wonderfully sharp characterisation, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl from the South is an enthralling novel you won't be able to put down. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She writes so beautifully...' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joanna Trollope is a wonderful novelist of domestic detail... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl From the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis, like all her books, a really good read, spiked with insight' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Finely-observed family tensions' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'At the heart of Trollope's tightly written, acutely observed novel is what it \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emeans to be a family' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Couldn't stop reading it' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[I] was really sorry to get to the end of it'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing. Loved it' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must read' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**********************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAN LONG-TERM HOPES AND DREAMS HOLD FAST IN THE FACE OF AN EXOTIC WIND OF CHANGE? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGillon\u003c\/b\u003e - red-haired, intelligent, vulnerable - comes to \u003cb\u003eLondon\u003c\/b\u003e to escape from the demands of her wealthy, conventional, socially superior family in \u003cb\u003eCharleston, South Carolina\u003c\/b\u003e. An art historian, she has a chance meeting with \u003cb\u003eTilly\u003c\/b\u003e, whose long-term boyfriend \u003cb\u003eHenry\u003c\/b\u003e is a wildlife photographer who is finding it hard to commit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore long Gillon has moved into their flat, replacing Henry's old mate \u003cb\u003eWilliam\u003c\/b\u003e, William's on-off-girlfriend \u003cb\u003eSusie\u003c\/b\u003e, and a lots of mess and disorganisation. \u003cb\u003eThings are changing\u003c\/b\u003e, and Tilly finds it difficult to accept that her dreams of settling down with Henry are \u003cb\u003ereceding further into the distance\u003c\/b\u003e, especially when Henry announces that he is going to South Carolina to photograph the abundant wildlife of the area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere, Henry is wholly seduced by the charms of Charleston, by Gillon's family, and by the old patrician way of life which presents itself. \u003cb\u003eThe rules seem to be changing, the time passing by, and the future is becoming less and less certain...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages | Published February 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63985980899677,"sku":"9780552770873","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780552770873.jpg?v=1774494575","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/girl-from-the-south-a-compelling-novel-about-the-changing-rules-and-requirements-of-modern-affairs-of-the-heart-from-one-of-britains-best-loved-authors-joanna-trollope","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}