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Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope
4.0
Mum and Dad follows the life of Monica, her husband Gus and their 3 adult children. After Gus has a stroke, everyone's lives are impacted.
What I loved about this book is how relatable it is. Within 10 minutes of reading it, I had to call my mum because my grandad had a stroke about 6 or 7 years ago, he has 3 children and there are 6 grandkids. Whaaaat? Is this book about my family? #anythingcanhappen
Family relationships are tricky. We've all been there or know people who have. As well as love and loyalty, it's natural for individuals to feel jealousy and resentment. They're ugly feelings but they're real. And that's what this book is. There are moments of love. There are moments of familial bonds and shared history. And there are also moments of old hurt and misunderstandings that were never dealt with. But above all, they are a family. And families stick together.
I gave this book 4 ⭐ because Trollope developed her characters very well. I felt that I understood each family member and their actions and choices so well. She also gave some of them little quirks which made them come to life and enjoyable to read about. This is a wonderful, familiar and cosy read that anyone can enjoy.
What I loved about this book is how relatable it is. Within 10 minutes of reading it, I had to call my mum because my grandad had a stroke about 6 or 7 years ago, he has 3 children and there are 6 grandkids. Whaaaat? Is this book about my family? #anythingcanhappen
Family relationships are tricky. We've all been there or know people who have. As well as love and loyalty, it's natural for individuals to feel jealousy and resentment. They're ugly feelings but they're real. And that's what this book is. There are moments of love. There are moments of familial bonds and shared history. And there are also moments of old hurt and misunderstandings that were never dealt with. But above all, they are a family. And families stick together.
I gave this book 4 ⭐ because Trollope developed her characters very well. I felt that I understood each family member and their actions and choices so well. She also gave some of them little quirks which made them come to life and enjoyable to read about. This is a wonderful, familiar and cosy read that anyone can enjoy.