Daily Express
‘The intricate story of three happy and successful sisters whose lives unravel after a birthday party incident. The chain reaction over the following year deeply affects each of the sisters and leads them towards love, sex, grief, betrayal and happiness. A great page-turner that brings to mind the landscape associated with Joanna Trollope novels.’

The Bookseller
‘A cracking good tale of family relations, superbly portrayed…’

Woman’s Own
‘A stylish tale of three sisters…’

Australian Women’s Weekly
Book of the Month for August 2003
‘Fans of Joanna Trollope will love this addictively readable story… In the end not everyone gets what they want, but there’s a delicious payback that makes you feel that, sometimes in life, there is justice.’

Lucky Break Prize Magazine
‘Wives and Lovers is a riveting debut novel of modern marriage and modern love…’

Peterborough Evening Telegraph
‘Much more than an aga saga, but Joanna Trollope fans will not regret trying something sharp, sassy and just that little bit spicy from an author to watch…’

A bestseller

On 14th February 2004 Wives and Lovers was Number One in the Bookseller’s Top Ten fiction heatseekers for up and coming authors

It was placed in the Top Ten best-selling Guardian Debut Novels for February 2004

Wives and Lovers was listed as one of Britain’s best-selling books in the Guardian Top 40 in March 2004 based on the Nielsen BookScan WH Smith named Wives and Lovers as a Mother’s Day Favourite for 2004