The Soldier's Wife - Softcover

"A penetrating study of military families and the potential conflicts between duty and love, The Soldier's Wife bears all of Trollope's trademarks: an affecting, well-constructed story; elegantly restrained prose; explorations of the ramifications of change; and, above all, characters conceived and nurtured with care. Those characters are people we know, people who might be our neighbors, ordinary people rendered with extraordinary perception and grace by an author who never fails to impress and whose journeys into the human condition always satisfy."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"With her stories about the tensions of middle-class families, Trollope consistently picks women's-page issues. In The Soldier's Wife, she continues to explore the power balance in relationships and whether it's possible to be happy if we subjugate our desires to someone else. "--The Independent (UK)

"Written with all Trollope's customary skill and panache, this is an absorbing look at the modern military wife who no longer automatically follows the drum."--The Mail (UK)

"Trollope is on top form, hitting the zeitgeist with this perceptive and compassionate inside story of an army marriage."--Women & Home (UK)

"Nobody understands the snags and frustrations of family life better than Joanna Trollope . . . exquisite . . . a serious story that is unraveled sensitively."--Sunday Express (UK)

"A deservedly popular writer, but she isn't a frivolous one . . . a cracking read . . . compassionate, humorous, and topical."--The Spectator (UK)

Does marrying a soldier mean marrying the army? The topical new novel from this number one bestselling author.