Again, this is done with great humour. The relationship he has with his bossy sisters and the scene in the Ritz-Carlton in which Theo engages a junior colleague as an additional partner to relieve the pressure on his practice are beautifully understated comedy. The plot, rather than the characterisation, plays a bigger part in this second novel and some readers may think that the characters in both books inhabit too privileged a social stratum to know what "real" problems are.
The author uses humor effectively in depicting the protagonist's relationship with his domineering sisters and a scene at the Ritz-Carlton where he recruits a junior colleague as an additional partner to alleviate the pressure on his practice. The plot is more prominent in this second novel, and some readers may feel that the characters are too privileged to understand genuine difficulties.