Dawn French 
Oh Dear Silvia 
The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You

Discover the gloriously heartwarming and funny novel from No. 1 bestselling author of Women »s Prize shortlisted Richard & Judy pick BECAUSE OF YOU, Dawn French
 »A wonderful writer – witty, wise, poignant » DAILY MAIL
 »Hilarious. My top book » THE TIMES
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Everyone knows the real Silvia, don »t they?
Silvia Shute lies in hospital in a coma.
Family and friends gather at her bedside, each thinking they know the real Silvia. But do they?
For Silvia hides a secret. One she can never tell. And as her visitors congregate, so the truth about Silvia is slowly revealed.
Again, and again and again . . .
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PRAISE FOR DAWN FRENCH:
 »Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible » BERNARDINE EVARISTO
 »I adored it. So charming, wise and brilliantly written » MARIAN KEYES
 »Think the Vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar » INDEPENDENT
 »Dawn tackles the big ones – love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood – head on » GUARDIAN
 »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 TIMES
 »Extremely funny » SUNDAY TIMES
 »Side-splitting, darkly humorous » HEAT
 »Makes you laugh on every page » THE TIMES
 »A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life » WOMAN & HOME
 »Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended » DAILY MAIL