The Soldier’s Wife: A Novel Audiobook

" Not a real page turner at all..slow moving, nothing spectacular. Certainly not a bad book, but not one that will make your heart race. "

" Something light for skiing.... Enjoyed the book and liked sharing many characters points of view. Seemed well researched. Difficult for non army people to understand the dynamics. "

" I read mixed reviews about this one and wasn't sure if I was going to like it (especially because it was about a British soldier's family and the reprecussions of him returning from Afganistan), but it turned out better than I'd expected. Certainly not her best, but still a good read. It's hard to dislike a Joanna Trollope novel! "

" Usually love Trollope but just couldn't get into this one--too much military stuff for me "

" I really liked how the author presented each character's perspective. She seems very knowlegable about family dynamics and her writing is concise and insightful. "

" Chewy and satisfying. Rang true to my own American USAF Brat experience. "

" This was such a disappointment. It is well below Trollope's former standard in all respects; poor writing, trite plot, stereotypical characterisation, and dialogue which made me wince. Was the subject matter simply too ambitious; or has Trollope lost her ability to write with conviction and grace? "

" Very hard to read. Disjointed. "

" A good readable story about modern wives of career military men, but it wasn't as gripping as the other books of hers I've read. Just OK. "

" While I really enjoy most of Joanna Trollope's books, this one is the best yet, to my mind. She is just an extraordinary writer here. "

" Probably not a brilliant idea to be reading this as a soldier's wife waiting for her husband to return from Afghanistan! I have to say I found it rather depressing and only stayed up late to finish it so I could get onto something more cheery! "

" Find this book at Hillingdon Libraries "

" Review in 8-2012 issue of RT BookReviews magazine. "

" I am a big Joanna Trollope fan, having read all of her books, but this one just didn't measure up to many of her others. Quite diasppointing. "

" While this book is personally topical my partner currently being deployed with the British Army I found that the characters were shallow and one dimensional, and there was very little about any of them to actually like. "

" Didn't do anything for me. "

" Easy read. Not taxing. Didn't really attach myself to any of the characters which I usually like to do. Probably liked Claire, Brigadier Julien's wife the most and she was only featured in a few pages but loved her statement, "it won't do any harm to ask instead of telling, for a change". "

" A truly great book, one of the best by Joanna Trollope. Very timely subject, characters so believable one can almost engage them in conversation.. "