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The Black Dress
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Pru'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 - picnicking on the beach with small children, laughing together, 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.
In 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 Pru knew. And it isn't. She's gone to the wrong service. Everyone was very welcoming, it was - oddly - a laugh, and more excitement than she's had for ages. So she buys a little black dress in a charity shop and thinks, now I'm all set, why not go to another? I mean, people don't want to make a scene at a funeral, do they? No one will challenge her - and what harm can it do?
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"Moggach is at the height of her powers." (Sunday Times)
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- Avid listener
- 31-07-21
So, so worth a listen
I Loved it! A brilliant story & a fantastic narrator, utterly engaging from start to finish.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-12-21
Narrator was off putting
I think I would have enjoyed the book had it not been for the narration of the book. The narrator was extremely annoying and took away from the actual story
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- SERA Bluefalcon
- 01-11-22
Great ending 👏
there was a bit of a struggle with the rich suburb life, it was grating. but once Pru's mad life took form I was well away. love the twisted plot points and how calm Pur is on the weird side.
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- Anon
- 04-08-21
Game of Two Halves
I enjoyed the book but I wished I'd read it in hard copy. I found the accent and speech of the narrator distracting on occasion and sometimes positively off-putting.
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- Christina Grey
- 02-03-24
Wonderful Unreliable Narrator
Prue is a hotchpotch of ladies of a certain age living in Muswell Hill who have read far too much of The Guardian and mistaken it for reality. Absolutely hilarious and l enjoyed it immensely. Loved the plummy voiced narrator having been told by a friend the book was awful! But then she lives in Chichester!
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- VickyB
- 02-02-23
Not sure about the narrators voice.
I liked the story but not sure about the sort of simpering voice. It was a bit annoying.
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- anasta
- 08-09-23
A hoot!
Lose all incredulity and enjoy the romp....!
The story is far-fetched but such a tonic.
Good performance by the narrator...just right.
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- Lucyw82
- 10-10-21
easy listening with some surprises
Deirdre was not a pleasant voice but the story was engaging and end satisfying.
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- Geecross
- 25-10-22
Story seems good but Narration Awful
I am into my 3rd chapter.. I am liking the story but I can't listen anymore the Narrators voice is so grating The pitch there is no change in tone which is a shame as I think the book would be good
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- Sarah Marshall
- 07-03-23
Good story, spoiled by the Narrator
I read this book last year and enjoyed it, as I have all the author’s works. I downloaded it for a long haul flight to Australia and did listen to the end because the story is a good one. BUT - sadly, ruined by the awful voice of the narrator. Such a shame.
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