{"product_id":"9781472260505-the-black-dress","title":"The Black Dress","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unforgettable novel of warmth, humour and late life love - By the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She really is the Nora Ephron of North London' Clare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePru 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?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePru'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and her bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of warmth and humour, as well as blistering truths'\u003ci\u003e Daily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat readers say about THE BLACK DRESS:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved literally everything about this book. It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e kept me gripped from start to finish. Enjoyed every single page'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaugh out loud funny and a brilliantly constructed novel'\u003c\/b\u003e #11088; ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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\u003c\/b\u003e' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI just could not put it down.  It was funny and dark in turns. Super relaxed style of writing in the first person'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449771667830,"sku":"9781472260505","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_8157622_jpg.jpg?v=1760446677","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472260505-the-black-dress","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}