The witty and enchanting fourth novel from the well-loved actress and Sunday Times-bestselling author of Not Quite Nice and Nice Work (If You Can Get It) follows the hilarious antics of a group of retired expats in the South of France
Celia Imrie is an Olivier Award-winning and Screen Actors Guild-nominated actress. She is known for her film roles in The Best and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotels, Calendar Girls, Nanny McPhee, Bridget Jones, Absolutely Fabulous, Year by the Sea, A Cure for Wellness, Finding Your Feet and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. She plays Phil in FX’s comedy Better Things and has recently starred on stage in King Lear at the Old Vic and Party Time and Celebration in the Pinter Theatre Season. Celia Imrie is also the author of her autobiography, The Happy Hoofer, and three novels: the top ten Sunday Times bestselling novels, Not Quite Nice and Nice Work (If You Can Get It), and Sail Away. www.celiaimrie.info @CeliaImrie
A fun read ... There’s a deranged energy that sweeps you along
*Daily Mail*
Breezy, lightly comic … peppered with delicious recipes
*Radio Times*
Well-loved TV and movie actress Celia’s third novel, following the
fortunes of five expats in the South of France who open a
restaurant together
*Love It!*
Praise for the Nice series: ‘Fun … Her work has definite joie de
vivre and a sunny, good-natured feel
*Daily Mail*
A hugely enjoyable romp of a novel with eccentric characters, a
delightful background and a savoury tang of crime
*Katie Fforde*
With its lively plot and eccentric characters, this is a
light-hearted, fun read
*Daily Express*
A very witty novel by a very witty woman. Hugely entertaining
*Julian Fellowes*
A warm, light-hearted, fast-paced tale that fans of Peter Mayle
will enjoy
*Joanne Harris*
Utterly delicious in every way
*Joanna Lumley*
A delicious piece of entertainment … The characters are a hoot and
their antics are hilarious; even better, Theresa is a fabulous cook
and Imrie includes the recipes of her signature dishes
*The Times*
Wonderful and very amusing
*Good Housekeeping*
Sunny and funny … A keenly observed, rollicking tale of mature
expats reinventing themselves on the French Riviera
*Mail on Sunday*
In a delicious touch, the action is punctuated with recipes for the
local dishes that are cooked by the characters so that readers can,
if they wish, cook along with the action
*Daily Telegraph*
It’s lots of fun, with adventure at a certain age as its driving
force, and sun-kissed recipes
*Sainsbury's Magazine*
A comic caper set among the tangled lives of a group of expats in a
southern French village
*Observer*
Celia Imrie reveals herself to be a gifted novelist … Witty and
engaging
*Choice*
A pacy, light-hearted romp around the Riviera … Imrie is on a roll
with her Nice stories: they’re sharp, witty, with a nice plot twist
and, like her recipes, leave you with an appetite for more
*Scotland on Sunday*
Peppered with local dishes, the novels are as light and frothy as
the îles flottantes with crème anglaise
*Guardian*
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