The Black Dress: An unforgettable novel of warmth, humour and late life love - By the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Autor Deborah Moggachen Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 apr 2022
'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. This page-turner is like the best wakes, it will make you feel hungry and alive' The Times
'She really is the Nora Ephron of North London' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
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?
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 she knew. She's gone to the wrong service, though it was more excitement than she's had for ages. So Pru buys a little black dress in a charity shop and thinks, why not go to another? No-one will challenge her - and what harm can it do?
'As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and her bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships' Daily Mail
'Full of warmth and humour, as well as blistering truths' Daily Mirror
What readers say about THE BLACK DRESS:
'I loved literally everything about this book. It kept me gripped from start to finish. Enjoyed every single page' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Laugh out loud funny and a brilliantly constructed novel' #11088; ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This is easily the best book I have read for years. Very uplifting for those of us who are getting on a bit . We can break the rules, we can have great fun. Fabulous' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I just could not put it down. It was funny and dark in turns. Super relaxed style of writing in the first person' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472260505
ISBN-10: 1472260503
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Tinder Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472260503
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Tinder Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
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.
As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships
A darkly funny novel about betrayal, loneliness and the surprising pleasure of being single again
With dry wit and observation, Moggach tackles the perils of ageing with brutal honesty
Perceptive and devastating
A delightful black comedy full of later-life misadventures
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
Moggach is always funny, perceptive and very contemporary
I love clever books that make me laugh. Deborah Moggach, queen of social comedy, is on top form in The Black Dress. Superb
Princess of the deliciously dark
'Moggach tackles the perils of ageing with honesty and wit'
'Both a delicious piece of mischief and a serious exploration of the 'howling loneliness' of the deserted older woman . . . [Moggach is] the most frank, unpretentious writer, always on the side of fun'
'A darkly funny novel about betrayal, loneliness and the surprising pleasure of being single again' Good Housekeeping
How does it feel when your decades old marriage is over? Pru doesn't miss her husband, but the old days of laughter, friendship, and having someone occupy the other dip in the bed.
Then, she goes to a funeral. Nothing seems familiar, neither the eulogy nor the people. She's gone to the wrong place. Everyone is friendly, so she decides to attend another. After all, it's been fun, and what harm can it do?
'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
'The joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships' Daily Mail
'Moggach's power lies not just in making people laugh, but in making them think about things they'd rather ignore' The Scotsman
As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships
A darkly funny novel about betrayal, loneliness and the surprising pleasure of being single again
With dry wit and observation, Moggach tackles the perils of ageing with brutal honesty
Perceptive and devastating
A delightful black comedy full of later-life misadventures
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
Moggach is always funny, perceptive and very contemporary
I love clever books that make me laugh. Deborah Moggach, queen of social comedy, is on top form in The Black Dress. Superb
Princess of the deliciously dark
'Moggach tackles the perils of ageing with honesty and wit'
'Both a delicious piece of mischief and a serious exploration of the 'howling loneliness' of the deserted older woman . . . [Moggach is] the most frank, unpretentious writer, always on the side of fun'
'A darkly funny novel about betrayal, loneliness and the surprising pleasure of being single again' Good Housekeeping
How does it feel when your decades old marriage is over? Pru doesn't miss her husband, but the old days of laughter, friendship, and having someone occupy the other dip in the bed.
Then, she goes to a funeral. Nothing seems familiar, neither the eulogy nor the people. She's gone to the wrong place. Everyone is friendly, so she decides to attend another. After all, it's been fun, and what harm can it do?
'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
'The joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships' Daily Mail
'Moggach's power lies not just in making people laugh, but in making them think about things they'd rather ignore' The Scotsman
Notă biografică
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.