For 23 years Crissie lived with the successful musician Richie, they had 3 daughters, a lovely house and a lively life, but he never married her. For many years he had no contact with his legal wife, whom he never divorced, or his son. At his death, these branches come together, with enormous adjustments and consequences for all. Trollope treats bereavement and rejection with her usual attention to the subtleties and nuances of human, mostly feminine, emotions.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 57 Summer 2010 ) |
