Friends of Dorothy by Sandi Toksvig
After much searching, happily married young couple, Amber and Stevie think they have found the perfect spot in Grimaldi Square. Despite the rundown pub across the way, the overgrown garden and a decidedly nosy neighbour, number 4 is the house of their dreams. Stevie, a woman who has never left anything to chance, has planned everything so nothing can spoil their happiness. But... upstairs in their new home, seated on an old red sofa is the woman they bought the place from - eighty-year-old foul-mouthed, straight-talking, wise-cracking Dorothy - who has decided that she's not going anywhere. Dorothy will be the first in a line of life-changing surprises.
There are lots of lovely, quirky, friendly characters in the community.
It’s a lovely, touching, funny novel about a family that is not biological, but logical. Some of it is a bit twee but still a good read.
∼ Happy Reading∼
Polly x
Sounds entertaining. 😊
ReplyDeleteIt is, parts of it are quite funny
DeleteThis sounds lovely. I've always enjoyed Sandi Toksvig as a comedienne. It's lovely knowing she writes too.
ReplyDeleteI like her too Jeanie.
DeleteI always appreciate your book suggestions.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michelle
DeleteThere was a film with a similar theme I seem to recall. Kevin Kline was in it maybe?
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that Liz
DeleteYou are keeping us well stocked with books options, Polly. Hope you're keeping well in this hot weather.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Hello Amalia, I struggled during the very hot days, today is lovely. I hope you are well x
DeleteThanks, Polly, for this brief review. Given that my name is Dorothy, I will see if the library here has this title. Unfortunately, many books recommended by UK bloggers and others are often not available.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you're not like the Dorothy in the book! The book I have just read is an American one and the only copies I could find were either on Amazon or ebay and were very expensive but then I found it on Kindle for only 99p!
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