A Nice Change

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Amy thought the Hotel Parthenon in Greece would be a nice change for her husband, Labour MP Tom Jones. He is convinced that it's a bad idea as soon as they arrive and he spots Portia, his ex-mistress, in the minibus to the hotel. Also on board are an American publisher, a young doctor, a shady pair from London and two enigmatic, elderly twins. The scene is set for a wonderful comedy.

Nina Bawden, CBE, is one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists. She has published over forty novels and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit. In 2004 she received the PEN Award for a Lifetime's Service to Literatur

'A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A gently entertaining tale of summer love and Brits abroad...An accomplished storyteller with considerable emotional insight. Vintage stuff' HARPERS AND QUEEN 'Pure bliss' EVENING STANDARD 'The story proceeds at a cracking pace and has an ending that is as delicious as unexpected' Julia Flynn, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'With all its emotional probing, the book has the pace of a holiday in the Aegean sunshine, and is all the more enjoyable for it.' OXFORD TIMES 'The novel is full of Nina Bawden's characteristic humour and bounc with an overlay of inshight into our hidden desires and dreams.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A comedy of elegance and sophistication... full of clever twists and deft characterisation.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Elegantly written.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Bawden manages at once to convey the randomness of things and a sense of design at the heart of the universe.' THE TIMES 'Vintage stuff.' HARPERS AND QUEEN 'A sophisticated comedy, hugely enjoyable, knowing, but never cynical.' THE MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Miss Bawden combines a brilliant storyteller's skill with sharp observation of human frailty to give us an irresistable read.' THE LADY 'With her usual effortless prose, Bawden weaves through the emotional baggae of a disparate group of people who are forced into a congenial circle on a package tour to Greece.' EXPRESS ON SUNDAY 'A light and delightful novel.' WOMAN AND HOME 'Bawden's writing is subtle, deft, wry, observant, often very funny, always the antithesis of shrill.' COUNTRY HOMES AND INTERIORS