Marrying The Mistress

Marrying the Mistress by Joanna Trollope The court
official leaned closer. Whats gone past he said is not
just an advocate any old lady advocate. Whats gone past is
his Honours totty. And whats going past is the life of Guy
Stockdale a 62-year-old judge who has been married forever
has two sons–Simon and Alan–and three grandchildren. For
the past seven years hes also had a mistress. Merrion
Palmer is intelligent attractive and half Guys age which
also makes her younger than both Simon and Alan. Her dad
died when she was a toddler and shes well aware that Guy
is something of a father substitute. For years the role of
mistress has suited her but suddenly this style of
relationship isnt enough for either of them. Theyve both
had enough of sneaking around and avoiding people so Guy
has momentously made up his mind to leave his wife Laura
and marry Merrion. Marrying the Mistress dives into the
shock waves that buffet the Stockdale family after Guy
leaves Laura. The novel addresses the question of how his
sons are going to cope the explosive opinions of his
forthright daughter-in-law Carrie and what his teenage
grandchildren make of it all. Can any of them avoid taking
sides? Should they? And what about the abandoned wife
Laura a woman apparently so long-sufferingly
self-sacrificing she makes Mother Teresa look selfish?