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The Ex-Wives - Deborah Moggach

Description: ISBN 0099479699 / Author: Deborah Moggach / Genre: Fiction / Actor Russell Buffery's voice is his most reliable organ where women are ... more

The Ex-Wives - Deborah Moggach ... concerned, and he's got three ex-wives to prove it. Under the weather, over the hill, and with only a dog for company, Buffy's bachelorhood is looking worryingly confirmed - until he meets Celeste, a young girl who works in the local chemist shop and who appears to hold the prescription for the elixir of Buffy's lost youth. Dazzled by love, Buffy little suspects that Celeste is systematically researching his ex-wives, children and step-children, and unearthing secrets that will change all their lives irrevocably.

Newest Review: ... to quite literally pay for his past "mistakes". As someone who has started to feel the aches and pains of getting ... more

... old myself, I found the explanations of some of his "problems" comically entertaining. When he meets a young woman called Celeste, who is an assistant at his local pharmacist, Buffy hopes that prescriptions dispensed by her can help him feel younger again. The comic and mysterious relationship that grew between Buffy and Celeste had me hoping for a happy ending. There was a happy ending for most of the characters, including Buffy and Celeste, but not the most obvious romantic one. I thought most of th...more

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The Ex-Wives - Deborah Moggach: Comic Partners, Kids, Dog & Rabbits (869 words)
by - written on 10/05/07 (Very useful, 254 readings)
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INTRODUCTION I was in my public library when I saw a prominently displayed book with a picture of a cheeky looking dog on the front. I looked inside and the print was a reasonable size for a standard paperback, and so would suit my tired eyes. These are the shallow reasons that I thought I would take a chance on this book, by an author who was new to me, and I got myself an entertaining read. I have since found out that the author is from a literary family and is an established author in her own right. Her work includes an historical novel called Tulip Fever, set in 17th century Amsterdam, and many contemporary ... Read the complete review