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Dawn French - Oh Dear Silvia (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French, the celebrated English actress, bestselling author, and comedian, is the clever, touching, and compelling story of one mysterious woman trapped in a coma after a fall from a balcony.
Now, lying unconscious in a hospital bed, Silvia is plagued by a stream of often funny and sometimes poignant visits from friends and family, each of whom knows a different piece of the puzzle that is Silvia Shute.
And, as she lies there listening to all of her visitors, the dark and terrible secret she’s been hiding for years emerges.
Dawn French's Oh Dear Silvia is an emotionally resonant and riveting tale of secrets, forgiveness, remorse, guilt, and love.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Fiction - Humorous Fiction
- Published : 2012 (This Edition 2013 - Penguin Books)
- ISBN : 9780141046358
- SKU : B002912
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Hilarious. My top book . . .' - The Times.
'Side-splitting, darkly humorous' - Heat.
'Written with serious intent, both literary and thematically: Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' - The Guardian.
"I've read Dawn French's first book, "A Tiny Bit Marvellous", which made me howl out loud throughout and which was seriously funny and a tiny bit shocking. So when I picked up "Oh Dear Silvia", I expected more of the same - something light and humorous, something to make me laugh and forget. Instead what I got was the tale of a complex woman, one misunderstood by almost everyone in her life, told through the visitors to her hospital room, where she lies in a coma. French masterfully takes us through Sylvia's life. We change our view of her and the people around her as the book progresses, and by the end, we wish all could have been explained, made right." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Dawn Roma French is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and played the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
Featured Author . . . Dawn French