The Black Dress

4-5 stars When Pru sees the black dress in the window of a charity shop in Deal she views it as a metaphor for her life. She’s mourning the loss of her marriage to Greg who has left her to find enlightenment, for life on a higher plane and has gone to start his spiritual journey..... only his definit......more

I think this book could be funny for a specific audience, but it was not for me. I gradually sped up the audiobook the longer I progressed, added to this the narrator's voice being quite irritating/grating/snobby? Not quite else how to put this, I didn't enjoy it. It was clever and snappy, I'm sure o......more

4/5 Skaičiau knygą ir galvojau, gal truputį perspaudėm pavadinę „Laidotuvių džiazu“? Biškį ir liūdna, ir mirties daug... Bet autorė tiek posūkių privyniojo į tokią, rodos, nedidelę knygą, kad sakau jau drąsiai ir užtikrintai – džiazuoja čia visi, kas netingi. Ir jei manėt, kad senų žmonių gyvenimai –......more

My book club received ARCs of Moggach’s latest novel in exchange for honest reviews and I intend to be quite honest… I found the concept of a seventy-year old divorcee instigating trysts with widowers at funerals unique initially, but tired of the plot point quite quickly as we witnessed these crude......more

4,5/5 Kartais atrodo, kad kuo didesnio amžiaus sulauki, tuo labiau bijai, kad nespėsi įgyvendinti savo tikslų ir svajonių. Taip pat atrodo, kad kai sulauksi garbingo amžiaus, tapsi “nurašytu”, tačiau ne, panašu, kad gyvenimas net ir sulaukus septyniasdešimties tikrai nesustoja. Bent jau Pru, pagrindi......more