Trollope's newest book with her subtle and sophisticated dissection of relationships between couples and in families, is about the multiplicity of choices facing young adults in work as in love; the need - or lack of need - to make commitments; the difficulty of trust and choice in today's demanding, endlessly changing world. The contrast between England and the States between the generations is intriguing, but I feel sharp edges are a little blunter than usual.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 16 December 2002 ) |
