Oh Dear Silvia

The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You

Dawn French author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:20th Jun '13

Should be back in stock very soon

Oh Dear Silvia cover

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
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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 . . .
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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 observed. Makes 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 *

ISBN: 9780141046358

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm

Weight: 300g

432 pages