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In Joanna Trollope's The Spanish Lover, Frances and Lizzie are twins, but the resemblance between them is strictly physical. Lizzie is married, a mother, the owner of a successful business. Frances is--well, people are beginning to worry about Frances now that she is almost 40. Instead of dwindling into respectable English spinsterhood, however, Frances moves to Spain and falls in love with a very married Spaniard named Luis, who, because he is Catholic, will never leave his wife. The repercussions of Frances's actions are unexpected indeed: as her life takes on new meaning and joy, the lives of her family back in England begin to crumble.
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Joanna Trollope, a descendant of novelist Anthony Trollope, has inherited her esteemed ancestor's talent for storytelling. In this bittersweet tale set on the Iberian peninsula, she deftly maps the complex relationships that exist within families and the equally complicated relations between lovers.
Lizzie and Frances were twins. The had all the conspiratorial closeness of twins, together forming part of a unit, a joint wholeness--or at least that was the way Lizzie saw it. Lizzie was the one who had everything, husband, children, a flourishing business, and the most beautiful house in Langworth. Frances had a solitary life in London, running her own small travel firm, and progressing through a sequence of unsatisfactory men. Lizzie felt sorry for Frances and worried about her, but still she thought that everything was--vaguely--all right as long as Frances could share in her complete and satisfying life.
Then Frances, suddenly and surprisingly, announced she wasn't coming home to Lizzie for Christmas. She was going away, to Spain. Lizzie's world began to tilt. She had always known that Frances kept a small part of herself separate but her Christmas defection seemed overwhelmingly threatening to their unity.
As Frances's future promised to change into something exciting and unexpected, so Lizzie's began to deteriorate as Britain's economic crises ate into her ideal lifestyle. Now it seemed that Frances could be the twin to have everything.
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Then Frances, suddenly and surprisingly, announced she wasn't coming home to Lizzie for Christmas. She was going away, to Spain. Lizzie's world began to tilt. She had always known that Frances kept a small part of herself separate but her Christmas defection seemed overwhelmingly threatening to their unity.
As Frances's future promised to change into something exciting and unexpected, so Lizzie's began to deteriorate as Britain's economic crises ate into her ideal lifestyle. Now it seemed that Frances could be the twin to have everything.
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- Publication date1994
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- ISBN 13 9780552995498
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A story of delicate family relationships and the catalysts that can change everything .Readers of Elizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse will love this wise and warm novel from multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope. A story of delicate family relationships and the catalysts that can change everything.'Her novels, like family life itself, are built on the tensions between the illusions of permanence and the reality of charm' -- Observer'A hugely enjoyable book' -- The Sunday Times'I love her wit, her benevolence, her resolve that in even the darkest hour a little light will shine' -- Irish Press'Profoundly satisfying as well as acutely querying.A perceptive chronicler of our times' -- Sunday Express'Beautifully written' -- ***** Reader reviewCouldn't put this book down 100% excellent -- ***** Reader review'Incredible' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************** *********TWO LIVES INTERTWINED AND SEEMINGLY HARMONIOUS. ONE DECISION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.Lizzie and Frances are twins, together forming part of a unit. Or at least that's the way Lizzie sees things. Lizzie is the twin who has everything- husband, children, a flourishing career and a beautiful house. She worries about Frances, who seems to lead a solitary life in London, ricocheting from one disastrous man to the next. Lizzie just wants Frances to have a complete and satisfying life, just like hers.Then one day Frances announces she isn't coming to Lizzie's for Christmas as usual - she's going to Spain instead.Suddenly and equally unexpectedly, Lizzie's world begins to tilt. Frances's Christmas defection seems overwhelmingly threatening to their unity.As Frances's future begins to change into something exciting and Lizzie's deteriorates as financial pressures eat into her ideal lifestyle, long held assumptions are called into question.Which twin really is the one with everything? And, equally unexpectedly, Lizzie's world begins to tilt, Frances's Christmas defection seems overwhelmingly threatening to their unity.As Frances's future begins to change into something exciting and Lizzie's deteriorates as financial pressures eat into her ideal lifestyle, could it be that Frances is the twin with everything? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780552995498
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