A Nice Change
Published on 2. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-84408-435-7 (ISBN)
Description
'A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad' HARPERS AND QUEEN
'The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected' JULIA FLYNN, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Amy thought the Hotel Parthenon in Greece would be a nice change for her husband, Labour Minister Tom Jones who is recovering from an operation. He is convinced that it's a bad idea as soon as they arrive and he spots Portia, his redheaded ex-mistress, in the minibus to the hotel. Then they receive a surprise visit from Tom's father. Also on board is an American publisher, a young doctor, a shady pair from London and two enigmatic, elderly twins.
This book is a wonderful comedy reminiscent of A Midsummer's Night Dream, where the most unlikely people fall in and out of love. A Nice Change is classic Nina Bawden.
'A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad' HARPERS AND QUEEN
'The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected' JULIA FLYNN, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Amy thought the Hotel Parthenon in Greece would be a nice change for her husband, Labour Minister Tom Jones who is recovering from an operation. He is convinced that it's a bad idea as soon as they arrive and he spots Portia, his redheaded ex-mistress, in the minibus to the hotel. Then they receive a surprise visit from Tom's father. Also on board is an American publisher, a young doctor, a shady pair from London and two enigmatic, elderly twins.
This book is a wonderful comedy reminiscent of A Midsummer's Night Dream, where the most unlikely people fall in and out of love. A Nice Change is classic Nina Bawden.
Reviews / Votes
A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable * Mail on Sunday * A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad...An accomplished storyteller with considerable emotional insight. Vintage stuff * Harpers and Queen * Pure bliss * Evening Standard * The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected -- Julia Flynn * Sunday Telegraph * A short, rich novel that packs in suspense, humour, intrigue and compassion * Good Book Guide * Compelling drama. Often comic, always intriguing, it's a perfect study of tangled emotions among a group of disparate people thrown together at random. I loved it * Good Housekeeping * An elegantly written, happy, sun-filled novel set in her beloved Greece -- P. D. James * Sunday Times * A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable * MAIL ON SUNDAY * A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad...An accomplished storyteller with considerable emotional insight. Vintage stuff * HARPERS AND QUEEN * Pure bliss * EVENING STANDARD * The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected * Julia Flynn, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84408-435-7 (9781844084357)
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Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie's War being among her most famous books for young people). She has published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Contribution to Literature.