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A Friend of the Family
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780312306649
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0312306644
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: October 17, 2006
Studio: St. Martin's Griffin
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Editorial Review:
Picking up the story of Kate Webster and Cass Wivenhoe that began with First Friends, A Friend of the Family (published in the UK as Thea's Parrot) tells the tale of one of their friends, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, another mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George to pop the question. He does, but to the astonishment of Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping of tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat to be savored.
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Rating: - Cozy Sequel to First Friends
Marcia Willet is such a find, such a treasure for American audiences. "A Friend of the Family," first published in the UK in 1995 as "Thea's Parrot," is the wonderful, utterly charming sequel to First Friends. In the former book, we first met British Navy wives Cass Wivenhoe and Kate Webster, whom we last saw mourning the tragic death of Cass's young daughter.
Now, several years have passed. Cass and Kate have settled into two very different, but still friendly, lives. We are thrilled ... Read More
Rating: - A Friend of the Family...
Read in November 2006.
"A Friend of the Family" or "Thea's Parrot" in England and my title of choice, is Marcia Willett's second novel under her given name. In this one we learned what happened after the tragedy that was the beginning and end of First Friends and/or Those Who Serve. Here we are introduced to Thea who plays a major role, and we get to know a lot more about Felicity Mainwaring, a friend that changes everyone's lives! And once again in this one we get to follow the lives of families ... Read More
Rating:  - English Comedy of Manners Is Cozy Romance
Marcia Willet delights her readers with this satire on the manners and affectations of the British upper middle class. The stock characters are all present---the spurned mistress, the young innocent, the cowardly husband, and more. An illicit love affair, an escaped murderer at the height of a snowstorm, and an unconventional love match all add to the pleasure of this novel.
Marcia Willett follows the lives of Kate and Cass from FIRST FRIENDS in this compelling sequel first published ... Read More
Rating: - interesting British relationship drama
Felicity Mainwaring feels pretty good following the death of her naval officer husband Mark to cancer. Some might interpret that she is glad that her spouse no longer suffers, but instead Felicity expects her long time lover of two decades George Lampeter to marry her after the minimal "grieving" period. To her shock and chagrin, George begins seeing Thea though she is much younger than he is. They fall in love and marry, which sends Felicity over the edge as she refuses to accept this and tries to destroy ... Read More
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