The cast: Laura and Guy Stockbrook - Guy is leaving Laura Their children - Alan and Simon Stockbrook Simon married Carrie - 3 kids Jack, Emma and Rachel l Guy 's mistress is Merrion Palmer Her mum is Gwen Palmer I bought this book from a charity shop or jumble sale as part of my pile to take to South America, I always look for normal clear print and not too deep, as in intellectual, for a book to read on the plane. This was my choice for the journey from Amsterdam to Lima. The story is, pretty obviously from the title, one about a man leaving his wife to marry his considerably younger mistress. Ms Trollope, unlike many ...  Read the complete review

I brought Marrying The Mistress by Joanna Trollope,in paper back from Tesco's for the bargin price of £3.84, the book retails normanly at £6.99. This book centres around the Stockdales and how they as a family deal with a pending divorce. Guy Stockdale has beem married to his wife Laura for 40 years, and for the last 7 years of his marriage has been with another woman, Merrion.There is a vast age gap between them but Guy and Merrion have fallen in love and he makes up his mind to leave his wife.They have 2 grown up sons together, and their parting deeply affects their son Simon and his family. Laura the estranged wife has an emotional hold over ...  Read the complete review

I read this book on holiday as I was bored and my girlfriend had just finished with it. Marrying The Mistress deals with an issue that must be becoming more featured in society and is a pleasant read that maintains interest without any stunning moments that capture the imagination. Good observation is made of modern family life enabling the reader to become very interested in various elements of how the family deals with this crisis. Without trying to be sexist, this is a book for the ladies. :) Its almost like reading an extended edition of a soap opera, it deals with proper issues with a little bit of good humour thrown in, and to be fair ...  Read the complete review