A Spanish Lover - Softcover

Trollope, Joanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345520971 ISBN 13: 9780345520975

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2010

Synopsis

Lizzie and Frances, identical twins nearing forty, have hardly marked a parallel progress together through life. Lizzie is confident and effusive, the mother of a large, vibrant brood, a successful gallery owner, and a consummate homemaker. Frances, on the other hand, is as elusive as Lizzie is accessible: She lives alone, operates a modestly successful travel agency, and has never had a serious attachment to a man. It seems, to her loving family, as if Frances is destined to move through life anchorless.

But all that changes one Christmas when Frances makes an impulsive trip to Spain. There she falls in love--and not with just any man but with a wealthy, handsome Spaniard who is both Catholic and married. As Frances blossoms with newfound independence and relishes her engrossing affair, Lizzie becomes detached from her home life, which ultimately threatens her marriage. Though Lizzie's was once the enviable life, now Frances has come into her own, and the twins must reexamine their roles--in their individual lives and in the special, shared world of sisterhood.
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Review:

"Something we see all too rarely these days: a genuinely grown-up work of fiction, by, about, and for grown-ups."--Washington Post

"A rich, mature novel dealing with growth, change, loss, and survival . . . as entertaining as it ought to be enduring."--Booklist

"Trollope is at her best analyzing the complex strands of DNA that bind families--and sometimes threaten to strangle them."--People

"Engaging . . . artfully constructed."--USA Today

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0345520971
• ISBN 13: 9780345520975
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384