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'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
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1 author picked The Black Dress as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Often stories about female empowerment are about young women, but in this we meet - and grow to love - the feisty Pru, who is a woman of mature years. Dumped by her husband, she looks for ways to fill her time - and starts attending funerals in a stylish little black dress that she has bought in a charity shop. What could possibly go wrong? It sounds slight, but Pru is an engaging character and Moggach's comic touch is sure.
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