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  • Published: 26 June 2013
  • ISBN: 9780141046358
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $24.99
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Oh Dear Silvia

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




The second brilliant novel from chart-topping author and comedian Dawn French

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 . . .

  • Published: 26 June 2013
  • ISBN: 9780141046358
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:

About the author

Dawn French

Dawn French has been making people laugh for 30 years. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long-running and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her first three novels, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, Oh Dear Silvia and According to YES, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.

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Praise for Oh Dear Silvia

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
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