Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French
Discover the gloriously heartwarming and funny novel from No. 1 bestselling author of Women's Prize shortlisted Richard & Judy pick BECAUSE OF YOU, Dawn French 'A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' DAILY MAIL 'Hilarious. My top book' THE TIMES __________ Everyone knows the real Silvia, don't they? Silvia Shute lies in hospital in a coma. Family and friends gather at her bedside, each thinking they know the real Silvia. But do they? For Silvia hides a secret. One she can never tell. And as her visitors congregate, so the truth about Silvia is slowly revealed. Again, and again and again . . . __________ PRAISE FOR DAWN FRENCH: 'Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'I adored it. So charming, wise and brilliantly written' MARIAN KEYES 'Think the Vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar' INDEPENDENT 'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' GUARDIAN 'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A hilarious snapshot of family life in the twenty-first century' SUNDAY TIMES 'Extremely funny' SUNDAY TIMES 'Side-splitting, darkly humorous' HEAT 'Makes you laugh on every page' THE TIMES 'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' WOMAN & HOME 'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended' DAILY MAIL
Beautifully observedMakes you laugh on every page * The Times *
Hilarious. Chortle-out-loud turns of phrase, razor-sharp observations * Stylist *
Really enjoyable and highly recommended. Dawn French is a wonderful writer - witty, wise and poignant * Daily Mail *
Hilarious. Chortle-out-loud turns of phrase, razor-sharp observations * Stylist *
Really enjoyable and highly recommended. Dawn French is a wonderful writer - witty, wise and poignant * Daily Mail *
Dawn French has been making people laugh for 30 years. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long-running and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her first three novels, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, Oh Dear Silvia and According to YES, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141046358 |
| ISBN 10 | 014104635X |
| Title | Oh Dear Silvia |
| Author | Dawn French |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-06-20 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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