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A Nice Change

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    • Nina Bawden
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'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.
  • Published: Nov 02 2006
  • Pages: 240
  • 202 x 124mm
  • ISBN: 9781844084357
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Press Reviews

  • Mail on Sunday
    A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable
  • Harpers and Queen
    A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad...An accomplished storyteller with considerable emotional insight. Vintage stuff
  • Evening Standard
    Pure bliss
  • Julia Flynn

    Sunday Telegraph
    The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected
  • Good Book Guide
    A short, rich novel that packs in suspense, humour, intrigue and compassion
  • Good Housekeeping
    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
  • P. D. James

    Sunday Times
    An elegantly written, happy, sun-filled novel set in her beloved Greece
  • MAIL ON SUNDAY
    A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable
  • HARPERS AND QUEEN
    A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad...An accomplished storyteller with considerable emotional insight. Vintage stuff
  • EVENING STANDARD
    Pure bliss
  • Julia Flynn, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
    The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected