Soon after her husband leaves her, Pru goes to a friend’s funeral – but it’s the wrong one. She has such fun that she buys a black dress and starts attending strangers’ funerals quite deliberately… (Remember Donleavy’s delicious ‘The Woman Who Liked Clean Restrooms’?)
The Black Dress: By the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(author)
£16.99
Edition:Hardback978147226052922/07/2021
Categories: 05. Summer Books 2021: Fiction, Fiction, Summer Books 2021
Tag: Modern and contemporary fiction
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