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My Favourite Wife - Tony Parsons

Description: ISBN 0007226497 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Tony Parsons / Paperback / 432 Pages / Book is published 2008-08-04 by Harper

Newest Review: ... to Shanghai to start a new and more prosperous life. There they encounter they subculture of 'second wives' - essentially ... more

... something like more respectable form of mistress. I think you can see where the plot goes from here. Parsons' is always interested in similar themes and once more we have a family man lured away from his perfect life by another woman with disaster following. We are certainly on familiar ground here. However don't let that put you off. The character of Becca, the first wife, is stronger than many of his other female characters, and Jinjin the second wife is remarkably sympathetic. Bill, the main character is torn betwee...more

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My Favourite Wife - Tony Parsons: Parsons' love affair with China continues (305 words)
by - written on 22/08/08 (Very useful, 40 readings)
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I have long been a fan of Tony Parsons and if you are an existing fan this will not disappoint. Those who have read other works of Tony Parsons, most notably the Man and Boy books and One For My Baby, will have noted Parsons' love affair with China and this is in the same vein. A young lawyer moves with his wife and small daughter to Shanghai to start a new and more prosperous life. There they encounter they subculture of 'second wives' - essentially something like more respectable form of mistress. I think you can see where the plot goes from here. Parsons' is always interested in similar themes and once more we have a family man lured away from ... Read the complete review