Dawn French

Author : Dawn French
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405921541

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According to Yes by Dawn French Pdf

Dawn French, number one bestselling author of A Tiny Bit Marvellous and Oh Dear Silvia, returns with her joyously funny new novel, According To YES . . . NOW at this special price The Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family. Emotional displays - unacceptable. Unruly behaviour - definitely not welcome. Fun - no thanks. This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham's kingdom. A beautifully displayed impeccably edited fortress of restraint. So when Rosie Kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. Because after a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone starts saying . . . yes? 'I adored According to YES. It's so different to anything I've read in forever, so charming, wise, brilliantly written. I loved it all' Marian Keyes 'There is lots of fun to be had reading this book. It's impossible not to warm to Rosie, a funny and open-hearted woman who acts as a salve and comfort blanket for this unhappy, inhibited family. There's something quite joyous about the way she unashamedly romps her way through the novel, changing the lives of those around her for the better' Express 'French can spin a yarn . . . which sets According to YES apart from the usual chick-lit template. Think the vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar. YES YES YES indeed' Independent Further praise for Dawn French: 'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' Mail on Sunday 'A hilarious snapshot of family life in the twenty-first century' Sunday Express 'Extremely funny' Sunday Times 'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' Guardian 'Makes you laugh on every page' The Times 'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' Woman and Home 'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' Daily Mail

Author : Alison Bowyer
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780283063855

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Dawn French by Alison Bowyer Pdf

Undoubtedly the doyenne of British comedy, Dawn French has had an outstandingly successful career, beginning in the 1980s when she was part of the innovative troupe The Comedy Strip. But it was as one half of the funniest and best-loved comedy duos, French and Saunders, that she first found fame. She has continued to delight audiences over the years in roles such as that of the Reverend Geraldine Granger in the long-running and hugely popular television series The Vicar of Dibley , and her brilliantly observed performances, both on television and the West End stage, have won the hearts of millions and established her as a formidable comedic talent. This affectionate biography of Dawn tells the remarkable story of the star's rise to fame, from her childhood and the trauma of her beloved father's suicide when she was nineteen, to her partnership with Jennifer Saunders and her long-lasting marriage to Lenny Henry. It is an entertaining and often moving story that is sure to appeal to her millions of fans.

Author : Dawn French
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141948010

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A Tiny Bit Marvellous by Dawn French Pdf

The hilarious no. 1 bestseller by comedian and author of According to Yes and Oh Dear Sylvia Everyone hates the perfect family. So you'll love the Battles. Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well . . . Dad. However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other? A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britain's favourite comic writers. Praise for A Tiny Bit Marvellous: 'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' Wendy Holden 'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' Mail on Sunday 'Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page' The Times 'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' Woman and Home

Author : Dawn French
Publisher : Random House
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448106578

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Dear Fatty by Dawn French Pdf

A SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ___________________________ The hilarious and heartwarming memoir from one of Britain's best-loved comedians and Women's Prize longlisted author, Dawn French. Dawn French is one of the greatest comedians of our time with a career that has spanned nearly four decades. Loved for her irreverent humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries and challenge stereotypes. Here, she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure. As part of the much loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a repertoire of brilliantly observed characters, impersonating everything from Madonna and Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's iconic role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial and topical issue and make it mainstream - and very funny. From her early years as an RAF child and her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism and her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty chronicles the extraordinary and hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable woman.

Author : Dawn French
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062271822

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Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French Pdf

Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French, the celebrated English actress, bestselling author, and comedian, is the clever, touching, and compelling story of one mysterious woman trapped in a coma after a fall from a balcony. Now, lying unconscious in a hospital bed, Silvia is plagued by a stream of often funny and sometimes poignant visits from friends and family, each of whom knows a different piece of the puzzle that is Silvia Shute. And, as she lies there listening to all of her visitors, the dark and terrible secret she’s been hiding for years emerges. Dawn French's Oh Dear Silvia is an emotionally resonant and riveting tale of secrets, forgiveness, remorse, guilt, and love.

Author : Jennifer Saunders
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241967270

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Bonkers by Jennifer Saunders Pdf

Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders - the hilarious, touching life story of the iconic comedian and national treasure Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names. But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache - but never misery. BONKERS is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes 'Brave Jen'. But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. As she admits, 'There has never been a Plan. Everything has been fairly random, happened by accident or just fallen into place. I'm off now, to do some sweeping...' Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go BONKERS.

Author : Dawn French
Publisher : Charnwood Softcover
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Bristol (England)
ISBN : 1444847546

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Because of You by Dawn French Pdf

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock... midnight. The old millennium turns into the new. In the same hospital, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters. Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl. Anna leaves with empty arms. Seventeen years later, the gods who keep watch over broken-hearted mothers wreak mighty revenge, and the truth starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all. The power of mother-love will be tested to its limits. Perhaps beyond...

Author : Dawn French,Sylvie Soudan
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : IND:30000037504804

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Great Big Knits by Dawn French,Sylvie Soudan Pdf

Author : Dawn French,Sylvie Soudan
Publisher : Random House (UK)
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 071263505X

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Big Knits by Dawn French,Sylvie Soudan Pdf

Author : Romain Gary,John M. Beach
Publisher : New Directions
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1987-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811210162

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Promise at Dawn by Romain Gary,John M. Beach Pdf

The author recounts the special relationship he had with his mother and explains how he worked to achieve the many goals and accomplishments she expected of him

Author : David Sinclair
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857121110

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Spice Girls Revisited by David Sinclair Pdf

The Spice Girls phenomenon was a genuine pop music landmark. No group since The Beatles had commanded as much media attention. Ginger, Baby, Posh, Sporty and Scary became international stars and, whether they were adored or ridiculed, they became the ultimate expression of global media fame in the Nineties.

Author : Dawn Michelle Baude
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781605501734

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The Everything Kids' Learning French Book by Dawn Michelle Baude Pdf

Fun exercises to help you learn français! Bonjour, mon ami! So, you want to learn French but don't know where to start? Start ici, with The Everything Kids' Learning French Book. Inside, you'll find simple exercises, fun facts, tips on pronunciation, and popular phrases that enable you to read and speak French in no time at all. You'll learn how to: Address your family ("Ma famille") and pets ("Mes animaux familiers") Describe holidays and birthdays ("Fêtes et anniversaires") Ask "What time is it?" ("Quelle heure est-il?") Tell your friends, "Let's go outdoors" ("On va dehors") Express your feelings ("Exprimer mes sentiments") Talk about school ("Mon école") and your classes ("Mes cours") Dozens of puzzles and activities--plus an English-French Dictionary--make learning this exciting new language easy, fast, and fun!

Author : Nicholas Barbon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1690
Category : Commerce
ISBN : BL:A0021261072

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A Discourse of Trade by Nicholas Barbon Pdf

Author : Robin Cooper
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781843177999

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The Timewaster Letters by Robin Cooper Pdf

For several years, Robin Cooper has been plaguing department stores, hotels, associations, fan clubs and a certain children's book publisher with his letters. From Prince Charles to the Peanut Council, Harrods to the British Halibut Association - no one is safe. So who is Robin Cooper? Architect, thimble designer, trampoline tester and wasp expert, Robin Cooper is all of these things - it just depends on the person he's writing to...

Author : Sue Riches,Victoria Riches,Dawn French
Publisher : Eye Books (US&CA)
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781908646064

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Frigid Women by Sue Riches,Victoria Riches,Dawn French Pdf

"Men like to conquer, fight, or subdue the Arctic, while we had a different attitude. We felt that we had to go along with what we were faced with. . . . We tried to have the Arctic on our side instead of confronting it." In 1997 a group of 20 women set out to become the world's first all-female expedition to the North Pole, hoping to raise awareness and support for sufferers of cancer and other illnesses. Sue Riches, recently recovering from a mastectomy, and her daughter Victoria were among them, and this is their inspirational story of personal accomplishment.