Deborah Moggach The Black Dress : An unforgettable novel of warmth, humour and

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 pageturner is like the best wakes, it will make you feel hungry and alive The TimesShe really is the Nora Ephron of North London Clare Chambers, author of Small PleasuresPru is on her own. But then, so are plenty of other people. And while the loneliness can be overwhelming, surely shell find a party somewhere?Prus husband has walked out, leaving her alone to contemplate her future. Shes missing not so much him, but the life they once had nestling up like spoons in the cutlery drawer as they sleep. Now theres just a dip on one side of the bed and noone to fill it. In a daze, Pru goes off to a friends funeral. Usual old hymns, words of praise and a eulogy but...it doesnt sound like the friend she knew. Shes gone to the wrong service, though it was more excitement than shes had for ages. So Pru buys a little black dress in a charity shop and thinks, why not go to another? Noone will challenge her and what harm can it do?As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middleclass life and her bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships Daily MailFull of warmth and humour, as well as blistering truths Daily MirrorWhat readers say about THE BLACK DRESSI 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... | Deborah Moggach The Black Dress : An unforgettable novel of warmth, humour and