Not Quite Nice.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with red,blue and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges though slightly toned are bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-326pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 29 chapters with a few recipes included; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,individual Pts separator pages,and to the rear of the book,acknowledgements and a potted biography of the author/actress.A debut novel,following on from her earlier,2011 autobiography 'The Happy Hoofer'.
Theresa is desperate for a change.Forced into early retirement, fed up with babysitting her bossy daughter's obnoxious children, she sells her Highgate house and moves to the picture-perfect town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer,just outside Nice.With its beautiful villas, its bustling cafes and shimmering cerulean sea,the village sparkles like a diamond on the French Mediterranean coast.Once the hideaway of artists and writers,it is now home to the odd rock icon and Hollywood movie star, and,as Theresa soon discovers,a close-knit set of expats.There's Carol,the infinitely glamorous American and her doting husband David; Sally,the erstwhile British TV star; the ferocious Sian and her wayward Australian poet husband; the sharply witty Zoe with her strangely youthful face and penchant for white wine - and the suave Brian who catches Theresa's eye.As Theresa settles to the gentle rhythm of seaside life she embraces her new- found friendships and freedom. However,life is never quite as simple as it seems and when skeletons start to fall out of several closets,Theresa begins to wonder if life on the French Riviera is quite as nice as it first appeared. . . Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.