{"product_id":"black-dress","title":"Black Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I barked out loud. Not since Freud has sex been more in bed with death. She gets sharper and more mordant with age and about age.  This page-turner is like the best wakes, it will make you feel hungry and alive'' The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''She really is the Nora Ephron of North London'' Clare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePru is on her own. But then, so are plenty of other people. And while the loneliness can be overwhelming, surely she''ll find a party somewhere?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePru''s husband has walked out, leaving her alone to contemplate her future. She''s missing not so much him, but the life they once had - nestling up like spoons in the cutlery drawer as they sleep. Now there''s just a dip on one side of the bed and no-one to fill it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a daze, Pru goes off to a friend''s funeral. Usual old hymns, words of praise and a eulogy but...it doesn''t sound like the friend she knew. She''s gone to the wrong service, though it was more excitement than she''s had for ages. So Pru buys a little black dress in a charity shop and thinks,  why not go to another? No-one will challenge her - and what harm can it do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and her bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Full of warmth and humour, as well as blistering truths''\u003ci\u003e Daily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat readers say about THE BLACK DRESS:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I loved literally everything about this book. It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e kept me gripped from start to finish. Enjoyed every single page''\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaugh out loud funny and a brilliantly constructed novel''\u003c\/b\u003e #11088; ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is easily the best book I have read for years.  Very uplifting for those of us who are getting on a bit . We can break the rules, we can have great fun. Fabulous\u003c\/b\u003e'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI just could not put it down.  It was funny and dark in turns. Super relaxed style of writing in the first person''\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307287126398,"sku":"NW9781472260505","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472260505.jpg?v=1778692657","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/black-dress","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}