[Missouri-l] {Disarmed} ACCESSIBLE WORLD PRESENTS THE ROMANCE LITERATURE DISCUSSIONGROUP, JOANNA TROLLOPE'S OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN, FRIDAY MARCH 16, 8 PM EDT, ROMANCE LIT. ROOM, ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG

[Nancy Lynn]

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Josie has just married Mathew, whose 3 teenage children live with their mother Nadine. Josie's son Rufus will live with Josie and Mathew but secretly Rufus prefers his father Tom's house, especially since Tom met Elizabeth. what will happen when Nadine relinquishes the 3 teenagers to Josie and Mathew>? Will Elizabeth be able to give up Rufus even if she cannot see a future with his father? This is a book about what happens to adults and children when family dynamics change. Trollope has a gift for taking us in to family life. While we read her novels, the plight of her characters becomes very much our own. We Feel their pain, anger, disillusionment and jealousy. . The story takes us through the adjustments made necessary by two divorces and a remarriage with consequences for all involved. We see the trauma of Josie the new stepmother, fighting the negative stereotypes , despite Nadine's irrational and abusive behavior toward her children, Elizabeth struggles with the destructive pattern of possessiveness set by Tom's adult children. no clear cut answers are in view, but we see the unexpected joys of people overcoming emotional baggage as each one carves out a new life under difficult circumstances. 

a May-September relationship between Elizabeth, a single woman in her early 40s and Tom has consequences they could never foresee. When marriages dissolve, how do children view parents, stepparents, and other stepchildren? How does this affect the very foundation of love and trust on which family relationships are founded? It is Tom's adult son, Lucas, who is engaged (to Amy), and his second wife, Josie, mother of Rufus, whose recent remarriage has blended two families. Her husband, Matthew, has his hands full with his teenaged girl and boy, and a younger girl as well, all of them products of a highly dysfunctional mother whose sick dependence on them makes it nearly impossible for Matthew and Josie to have a normal life, especially with Lucas added to the mix.

It is Tom's adult daughter Dale, however, who causes the most destruction in this story, once again illustrating Trollope's favorite "no man is an island" theme. Having lost her mother at the tender age of 4, Dale, now a successful businesswoman in her 30s, cannot let go of her clinging (and cloying) attachment to her father Tom or her brother Lucas. She retains a key to her childhood home and barges in whenever she feels like it, despite the fact that Elizabeth, Tom's fiancée, now lives there, and that Dale's young step-brother Lucas spends some weekends there as well. 

Dale is the catalyst for the eventual destruction of some relationships, and the triumph of others. The rippling effect of her neurotic behavior is catastrophic, even though she consciously means no harm. Does love conquer all? Not in this book--and not in real life, either. Kudos to Trollope for pointing this out, and for having the courage to resist a pat ending. 

Romance is special always. It brings with it pain and heartache when children from former marriages are involved. What do parents owe their children? Is it right to put yourself first assuming everyone involved will adjust to the new relationship? How honest should parents be with children when a marriage ends? Is it selfish to want or need to start over? Are there times when you should never call it quits but stay together for the kids 

Joanna Trollope is a fine writer. She gets family conversation, hurts, and secrets just right She will make you feel the hurt of all that is wrong leaving you wondering if anything at all can be set right. New beginnings are rocky. In Trollope's world, we are all connected. An action taken will affect those you love. Join us as we get to know a cast of characters as they try to redefine love in new ways. Love is never simple. It is often unkind whatever romantics say. With Joanna Trollope, it is always illuminating. Join us for a timely discussion of heartbreak and new beginnings. 

Other People's Children 

Trollope, Joanna. Read by Sharon Murray. Reading time 9 hours 52 minutes. 

Family 

When Josie Carver, mother of eight-year-old Rufus, marries Matthew Mitchell, she knows he has three contentious children; she just doesn't expect to have to live with them when their unstable mother can't manage. Meanwhile Rufus's father, Tom, falls in love with Elizabeth, but his adult daughter won't share him with another. Bestseller. 

Download Other People's Children, DB48532 

Date: Friday, March 16, 2012 

Time: 5:00 PM PDT, 6:00 PM MDT, 7:00 PM CDT, 8:00 PM eDT,

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