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The Black Dress Deborah Moggach

The Black Dress By Deborah Moggach

The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach


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Summary

Meet Pru. Recently dumped, and on the hunt for a new man. A nice, wealthy widower will do... From the author of THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL comes a darkly funny novel of life, loneliness and the foibles of friendship

The Black Dress Summary

The Black Dress: By the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach

Pru is on her own. But then, so are plenty of other people. And while the loneliness can be overwhelming, surely she'll find a party somewhere?

'She really is the Nora Ephron of North London' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures

Pru's husband has walked out, leaving her alone to contemplate her future. She's missing not so much him, but the life they once had - nestling up like spoons in the cutlery drawer as they sleep. Now there's just a dip on one side of the bed and no-one to fill it.

In a daze, Pru goes off to a friend's funeral. Usual old hymns, words of praise and a eulogy but...it doesn't sound like the friend Pru knew. She's gone to the wrong service. Everyone was very welcoming, it was more excitement than she's had for ages. So she buys a little black dress in a charity shop and thinks, now I'm all set, why not go to another? I mean, people don't want to make a scene at a funeral, do they? No-one will challenge her - and what harm can it do?

'I love clever books that make me laugh. Deborah Moggach, queen of social comedy, is on top form. Superb' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love and Everyone is Still Alive

'Full of warmth and humour, as well as blistering truths' Daily Mirror

The Black Dress Reviews

I barked out loud. Not since Freud has sex been more in bed with death. She gets sharper and more mordant with age and about age. Thank goodness. This page-turner is like the best wakes, it will make you feel hungry and alive. * The Times *
As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships * Daily Mail *
A darkly funny novel about betrayal, loneliness and the surprising pleasure of being single again * Good Housekeeping *
With dry wit and observation, Moggach tackles the perils of ageing with brutal honesty * Daily Express *
Perceptive and devastating * Daily Mirror *
A delightful black comedy full of later-life misadventures * Best *
She really is the Nora Ephron of North London. Such a deceptively light touch, and so funny about the indignities of getting old and all our little vanities * Clare Chambers *
Moggach is always funny, perceptive and very contemporary * Philippa Perry *
I love clever books that make me laugh. Deborah Moggach, queen of social comedy, is on top form in The Black Dress. Superb * Cathy Rentzenbrink *
Princess of the deliciously dark * Mel Giedroyc *

About Deborah Moggach

Deborah Moggach, OBE, is a British novelist and an award-winning screenwriter. She has written twenty novels, including Tulip Fever, These Foolish Things (which became the bestselling novel and film THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL), and The Carer. She lives in London.

Additional information

GOR012213875
9781472260505
1472260503
The Black Dress: By the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Headline Publishing Group
2022-04-28
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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