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Leaving Patrick

By: Prue Leith
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 0140281517
ISBN-13: 9780140281514
Released: 29 Jul 1999
RRP: £5.99
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fantastic! curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy. - By: julieanne@meller.fsworld.co.uk, 21 Sep 2001
the story is reallly about Jane & Patrick's alll too cozy marriage & Jane deciding to leave the marriage & set off to 'find' herself in India whilst Patrick himself embarks on an affair which turns out to be more complex than he could have imagined. Jane is in india & the whole country comes alive to the reader with Janes affair with Ranjiv.Whilst you are reading the parts set in India you can 'see' the places,sights & smells - which I found made the book un-put-downable. When you have finished the roller coaster ride that is india Jane comes back to England & the book takes you to a throughly satisfying climax. There are not enough good words to describe this book,I read it in record time & went to bed early to indulge myself with it.Sheer magic..........
Very readable, ideal holiday fiction in Joanna Trollope vein - By: , 12 Aug 1999
"Leaving Patrick" is a hugely enjoyable novel about real choices grown-ups have to make once they start taking stock of their lives. For Jane, the career woman heroine, this strikes in her mid-thirties. Has she married the right man? Has she chosen the right career path? Is her lifestyle what she reallly wants? Does she know what she reallly wants? And, although she is the original catalyst for change, these are decisions that the eponymous Patrick (her husband) has to face as well - & of course the decisions they each make impact on each other as well as on other people who effect their lives - lovers, colleagues, friends & enemies. And, with the cult of the celebrity chef / restaurant so much in the news now, it's a real treat to read an insider's depiction of the elements that make the celebrity (apparently being able to cook well is only a tiny part of it!). Despite alll the publicity around the sex passages, this is much more urban Joanna Trollope than Jilly Cooper - pack it for must have holiday reading!