{"product_id":"9780349019017","title":"Friends of Dorothy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sandi Toksvig\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e September 2024 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages \u003cbr\u003e240mm x 156mm | 500g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe funny, wise and brilliant new novel from the star of QI and the author of Between the Stops\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter much searching, Amber and Stevie find the perfect house - a bit shabby but with potential - in Grimaldi Square. Just the two of them; a place where they can start their lives together. Recently married, they want to begin a family (with the help of their gay best friend, Jack). Despite the rundown pub across the way, the overgrown garden and a decidedly nosy neighbour, it's the house of their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut they are not alone in this dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpstairs, squatting on an old red sofa, is the former owner - eighty-year-old foul-mouthed, straight-talking, wise-cracking Dorothy - and she's not going anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA story close to Sandi Toksvig's heart, Friends of Dorothy is a wonderful, funny, touching novel about making a family that is not biological, but logical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEVERYONE LOVES SANDI TOKSVIG!'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife-affirming and addictive'\u003c\/em\u003e SUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eWise and kind ... it will make you miss your stop\u003c\/em\u003e' OBSERVER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Full of wit and wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e' RADIO TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eInspires ... wonderment and gentle chortles\u003c\/em\u003e' Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41414706200711,"sku":"9780349019017","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/FriendsofDorothy_R_FINAL_69.jpg?v=1714407926","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780349019017","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}