Oh Dear Silvia: A Novel - Couverture rigide

French, Dawn

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0062271814 ISBN 13 : 9780062271815

Editeur : Harper, 2013

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

The internationally bestselling author and acclaimed comedic actress Dawn French makes her American literary debut with this riveting novel of secrets, forgiveness, guilt, and love.

Silvia Shute has always done exactly what she wants. But after a fall from a balcony, her life has suddenly, shockingly stopped.

Now she's unconscious in a hospital bed, at the mercy of the mad friends and crazy relatives who have come to visit. Her beleaguered ex-husband, her newly independent daughter, her West Indian nurse, her bohemian sister, her best friend, her enthusiastic housekeeper, and others all share a piece of their collective mind with the complex woman—the bad mother, the cherished sister, the selfish wife, the matchless lover, the egotist, the martyr—they think they know.

And Silvia can't talk back.

As she lies there, captive to the beloveds, the babblers, and the stark-raving bonkers who alternate at her bedside, the dark and terrible secret she has been hiding for years begins to emerge.

Like it or not, the truth has come to pay Silvia a visit. Again, and again, and again . . .

Revue de presse :

“[A] laugh-out-loud novel that is interestingly narrated in alternating chapters by characters with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. This is sure to appeal to fans of contemporary British humor like Absolutely Fabulous or Bridget Jones’s Diarywith a dash of mystery mixed in.” (Library Journal)

“Funny...[and] impressively well-written.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Celebrated English actress and comedian French makes her American literary debut with a deeply compelling story.” (RT Book Reviews (top pick), 4 Stars)

“Fresh, extremely funny.” (Sunday Times (London))

Really enjoyable and highly recommended. Dawn French is a wonderful writer - witty, wise and poignant (Daily Mail (London))

A hilarious and compelling read (Good Housekeeping, UK)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062271814
• ISBN 13: 9780062271815
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352