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Short stories from the acclaimed British novelist who “writes unflinchingly about family life, divorce, children, and the ups and downs of relationships” (The Independent). Witty, insightful, and keenly observant, the stories in Fool for Love revel in the complexities of modern relationships. From the joys and trials of marriage to the thrill of escaping into an illicit affair to mothers managing recalcitrant teens—or worse, adult children who unexpectedly return to the nest at mid-life—each revelatory tale is told in the wise and darkly humorous voice that is Deborah Moggach's trademark. Containing stories previously unpublished in book form, this collection confirms Moggach's place as one of our finest observers of human life. “Quirky, sassy, well-crafted... Moggach at her best.” —Times Literary Supplement “What informs Moggach's excellent stories is not just the exactness of her observation, but the quality of warmth and affection.” —Sunday Times

“Wincingly funny... An ambitious book showing Asia through British and American eyes” from the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Daily Mail). In 1975, an English couple arrives in Karachi, Pakistan. Donald Manley, of Cameron Chemicals, has taken a job as the local sales manager. In Karachi, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his beloved grandfather, who served there during the war. Donald's wife, Christine, is banking on a change of scenery to help restart their marriage—and their ability to conceive. At the airport, their paths cross with American Duke Hanson, who is seeing his wife off. She's returning to Kansas, while he's staying on to oversee the development of a hotel project. In the stifling heat and dusty, teeming streets, each one of these visitors will face their own crises: Donald, a devastating family secret; Christine, lead astray by her well-intentioned efforts to embrace the culture and start a family; Duke, both professional and personal temptations to his no-nonsense, uncorruptible image of himself. During a season of sweltering days and sultry nights, deals will be made, bonds will be broken, and the spirit of a city with one foot in the past and one in the future will take everyone by surprise. “Original, perceptive and very entertaining.” —Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Foreign Affairs “Entertaining, subtle and intelligent.” —The Sunday Telegraph “No neater entertainment has emerged from the debris of our past on the sub-continent.” —The Guardian “A piece of technical wizardry.” —The Daily Telegraph

“[A] social comedy with some brilliant people observations about ageing and a devilish plot twist” from the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (The Times, London). After their elderly father's fall, Phoebe and her brother, Robert, couldn't be happier with his new caregiver, Mandy. She came to them with great recommendations and has given the brilliant, yet lonely, widower a new lease on life—though he is gossiping about the locals'love affairs instead of debating science and politics. But Phoebe and Robert soon become suspicious of Mandy—her rummaging about in their father's papers, her strange inheritance from a former client, her habit of speaking her mind no matter the consequences. Then Robert discovers that their father has changed his will. Suddenly Mandy seems more devil than angel... For the first time in years, Phoebe and Robert are bonding over something—even if it is their mutual distrust of Mandy. And what happens next will make the siblings question everything they thought they knew about their parents—and themselves. “Moggach addresses an all too common nightmare with ruthless honesty and sublime wit—The Carer is one of the funniest novels I have read for ages.” —The Times (London) “Unputdownable, fun and tender with characters that jump off the page. Perfection.” —Marian Keyes, international-bestselling author of Again, Rachel “Joyous... a sustained satire on smug middle-class mores.” —Daily Mail “The most endearing of humorists, Deborah Moggach casts a penetrating eye on our foibles and fantasies. Neither ageing, nor death—as The Carer so beautifully demonstrates—can resist her comic scrutiny.” —Lisa Appignanesi, award-winning author of Mad, Bad, and Sad

“A darkly funny novel about betrayal, loneliness and the surprising pleasure of being single again” from the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Good Housekeeping). At sixty-nine years old, Pru has found herself alone for the first time in her life. Her grown children are out of the house, and her husband, Greg, has filed for divorce. She attributes Greg's betrayal to a cancer scare and a more-than-midlife crisis, but that doesn't make her feel any better—or less lonely. It seems that nothing—not even her eccentric, free-spirited best friend, Azra—can pull her out of her depression. Until Pru sees a black dress in a thrift store window... Its sleek silhouette calls to mind long-gone days of cocktail parties and sophisticated conversation. And it gives Pru a brilliant idea: where better to wear a black dress—and find age-appropriate single men—than at a funeral? As Pru combs through the obituaries and attends masses and wakes, she finds comfort among the bereaved. After all, they're all grieving someone they have lost. But Pru's about to discover that though her new dating plan may get her out of the house and back on the market, the life she's so desperately trying to leave behind isn't done with her yet... “With dry wit and observation, Moggach tackles the perils of ageing with brutal honesty.” —Daily Express “This page-turner is like the best wakes, it will make you feel hungry and alive.” —The Times (London) “As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships.” —Daily Mail

From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: “Tainted love, jealousy and, brilliant revenge—this book has got the lot” (New Woman). Thirty-eight-year-old Jules Sampson is barely getting by as a working actor in London—until she gets a job as a stand-in for American movie star Lila Dune. Being the same age and in the same business, the two hit it off, but their careers couldn't be more different. Jules may not be as beautiful and successful as Lila, but she's a far better actor. Her impersonation of Lila is spot-on, and the two even slip into each other's lives. It's all just fun and games. But Jules has made a dreadful miscalculation—one that takes her already simmering resentment of Lila to the boiling point. Consumed by jealousy, Jules is ready for her close-up—and no one is better prepared than her for her next big role... Taking readers on a whirlwind of madness and obsession from London to New York to Los Angeles, “Moggach's examination of the unbalanced mind is spellbinding, and the characters horribly believable.... This is [her] best novel yet” (Options). “Compulsively readable... a triumph.” —Sunday Express “Intelligent, persuasive, sensuous, perceptive... what an accomplishment!” —Fay Weldon, author of The Life and Loves of a She Devil “An exciting, deftly executed thriller with considerable psychological intrigue.” — Publishers Weekly “With a marvelous snap of a windup, an absorbing, inventive chiller, complete with undertones of a sour, wry humor.” —Kirkus Reviews

The bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel delves into what it means to be a sister, a husband, a wife, and—most importantly of all—a family. Though sisters, Ann and Viv couldn't be more different. Ann is reserved, sensible, and—some would say—boring. Viv, always their father's favorite, is messy and impulsive, and a mother to two gorgeous daughters. Meanwhile, Ann has struggled to have children, her last attempt ending in a hysterectomy, which has devasted her and her husband, Ken. Pained to see her sister left so sad and wanting, Viv offers to have a baby—and give it to Ann. Viv's husband, Ollie, is not on board with the idea, especially when it becomes clear that Viv will be carrying Ken's child, not his. But with the mechanics figured out, the men are pushed to the sidelines as the sisters roll full-steam ahead. What were once strong relationships are strained to the brink as fault lines in both marriages are exposed—leaving them all to realize that starting a new life just might end the ones they already have... “A very good novel indeed.” —The Times (London)

A “funny, affectionate and unpretentious” novel about what goes on behind the closed doors of a marriage, from the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (New Statesman). Brinsley Street is your normal bustling city thoroughfare with four-story houses abutting the sidewalk. But their rather unremarkable exteriors hide surprisingly rural gardens—and family dramas. In number twenty-three live the Coopers. Married for six years, Kate is a stay-at-home mother of two young sons. Her husband travels frequently for work, leaving Kate alone to care for the kids, the house, and herself... if there's time. Their marriage hasn't quite turned out the way she thought it would; Kate and her husband seem to live in different worlds, moving further and further apart. It's no wonder that she sometimes relishes his absence... Next door are the Greens. Samuel has left the corporate world to work on his novel. His very competent wife, a psychiatrist, is the sole breadwinner. Their union works like a well-oiled machine, including their relationship with their sixteen-year-old daughter, who struggles to find ways to rebel against such perfectly understanding parents. But in the midst of a blistering hot summer, the neighbors, who share a wall, will find their lives entwined. Seeing and hearing Kate throughout the day, Samuel becomes obsessed with her. Kate, lonely and feeling unappreciated, finds herself unmoored, ultimately discovering that danger doesn't come from outside their safe and comfortable world, but from within...

The bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel “marries comedy and canniness into a novel that's warm, tolerant, shrewd and exuberant” (The Sunday Times). The demise of Russell Buffery's latest marriage has put the sixty-one-year-old actor in a reflective mood. After all, his three ex-wives—the journalist, the new-age housewife, the antique dealer—have easily found their way without “Buffy”, and his connections to his children are tenuous at best. Spurned and alone, he still wonders where it all went wrong. Until he meets Celeste... Only twenty-three and new to London, the fresh-faced young woman has given Buffy, the hopeless romantic, a new lease on life. But, unknown to Buffy, Celeste has her own agenda. She begins to delve into his past, but discovering each ex-wife leads to another one—not to mention the women on the side. And though Celeste may be in over her head, what is revealed to her will transform her life—and give both her and Buffy a chance to get it right this time around.Praise for Deborah Moggach “Deborah Moggach is brilliant at capturing just the right voice for her characters.” —Cosmopolitan “You'll be hooked from the first page of this original, funny book... Just delicious.” —New Woman “Wonderfully funny.” —Daily Mail “Cracking good dialogue, excellent jokes and laser sharp.” —The Daily Telegraph

The author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel pens “the happiest, saddest, funniest, most perceptive truth about growing up since The Catcher in the Rye” (Over 21). Laura and Claire Jenkins were born just a few years apart, but they're as different as night and day. Sensible, level-headed Claire has settled into her teaching job in London, sharing an apartment with two other girls, while free-spirited Laura starts her first year at university, where she sets about to find herself—no matter where that may lead... Soon Claire falls for a man who may not set the world on fire, but offers her the stability she craves. Laura, always the rebel, moves out of the dorms and into a relationship with a frustrated artist-turned–bus conductor. But as Claire begins to question her motives and Laura's bohemian life begins to lose its charm, the sisters start to realize that they may be more alike than they thought. And that's not such a bad thing when it comes to family, sisterhood, and growing up. “Assured and successful.... Altogether a most satisfying and intelligent first novel.” —Financial Times “Sensitive and humorous.” —Daily Express “A delightful story of young love.” —The Times (London) “It is thrilling to find a writer who could capture our world, and our emotions, so accurately.” —Wellington Evening Post “Warm and witty... family life most achingly bared.” —New Statesman

Lélegzetállító történet hatalomról, szendevélyről és árulásról a XVII. századi Amsterdamban.A városban, amelyet rabul ejtett a tulipánláz.A gyönyörű Sophia férje, Cornelis azon szerencsések közé tartozik, akik meggazdagodtak az egzotikus új virágból. Örömében megbízást ad egy ifjú művésznek, hogy fesse meg a portréjukat.A fiatal feleség és a festő között fellángoló szenvedély, a törtetés, a vágyak és álmok azonban szövevényes árulást és vakmerő hazárdjátékot szülnek.Shakespeare-i fordulatokban bővelkedő, letehetetlenül izgalmas, lírai és érzéki időutazás egy különleges helyre, egy különleges korba.A regényt Sir Tom Stoppard ültette át filmvászonra, a nagysikerű film főszerepeit az Oscar-díjas Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz és Judi Dench alakítja.

________________'This anthology will help turn your intellectual understanding of oppression into an emotional one'- New Statesman'Thanks for being who you are and for giving us such exposure to wonderful people. Palestine is proud of you'- Suad Amiry________________The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said,'the power of culture over the culture of power'.Celebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, This Is Not a Border is a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world's most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity and courage in the most desperate of situations.Contributors: Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Victoria Brittain, Jehan Bseiso, Teju Cole, Molly Crabapple, Selma Dabbagh, Mahmoud Darwish, Najwan Darwish, Geoff Dyer, Yasmin El-Rifae, Adam Foulds, Ru Freeman, Omar Robert Hamilton, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Jeremy Harding, Rachel Holmes, John Horner, Remi Kanazi, Brigid Keenan, Mercedes Kemp, Omar El-Khairy, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jamal Mahjoub, Henning Mankell, Claire Messud, China Miéville, Pankaj Mishra, Deborah Moggach, Muiz, Maath Musleh, Michael Palin, Ed Pavlic, Atef Abu Saif, Kamila Shamsie, Raja Shehadeh, Gillian Slovo, Ahdaf Soueif, Linda Spalding, Will Sutcliffe, Alice WalkerWith messages from China Achebe, Michael Ondaatje and J. M. Coetzee________________'Every literary act, whether it is a great epic poem or an honest piece of journalism or a simple nonsense tale for children is a blow against the forces of stupidity and ignorance and darkness … The Palestine Festival of Literature exists to do just that – and I salute it for its work. Not only this year but for as long as it is necessary'- Philip Pullman

An accountant's plan to escape her dead-end job does more damage than she thinks in this novel by the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The beautiful, bright, and ambitious Natalie should be doing something with her life. But instead, she's stuck in a dead-end job. And instead of improving her place in the world by her own efforts, she takes advantage of the honesty of those around her, ultimately leaving them damaged and broken. Of course, she denies responsibility, even when confronted with undeniable evidence that she is involved. So, when she sees a chance to change her life, she doesn't hesitate to take it, even if it's at the expense of someone else. After all, it's only a minor crime. Nobody's going to get hurt. But Natalie's actions actually do have unforeseen and tragic consequences, and the ultimate question is will she be capable to meet the final demand to own up to what she has done? Emotionally taut and beautifully written, Final Demand is a cautionary tale about the battle between greed and love, and our own frailty in the face of temptation.Praise for Final Demand “Marvelously tricky.... While some thrillers tick off a checklist of red herrings on a predictable march to the finish, Moggach's creations, with their layered personalities and shifting motivations, throw more guesswork into the mix. And something to ponder, too: matters of morality, complicity and fate.” —Becky Aikman, The New York Times “Tense and splendid.... Moggach, a versatile writer... has all the empathetic and stylistic gifts needed to put a reader inside the lives of a dozen disparate characters and make one care about their fates―even that of a callous protagonist who may (or may not) experience a last-minute redemptive epiphany.” —Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal (Best Mysteries of 2017) “Thought-provoking.... A slow-burning novel.... Notable for its depiction of how our actions affect others, even as it maintains its spot in a moral gray area. Natalie is a wickedly fascinating character.” —Publishers Weekly “Brisk and neatly plotted, with a full-bodied cast headed by the irrepressible Natalie.” —Booklist“

Lost souls in a London lodging house carry on as best they can during World War I in this novel by the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. 1916: Pretty, young Eithne Clay runs a shabby-genteel South London boarding house while her husband is off at the War. There's Ralph, her fourteen-year-old son, and Winnie the young maid, a homely, goodhearted country girl, and the lodgers, of course, a curious but necessary burden. They include blind Alwyne Flyte, communist and cynic, victim of a gas attack in the trenches. When the dreaded telegram arrives at the house, things turn from difficult to desperate for the two young women. Then along comes the butcher, Neville Turk, big handsome ladies'man, irresistible for his meat, money and brutish confidence, who throws flighty Eithne into a turmoil but has sinister plans of his own. Winnie and the blind lodger, meanwhile, conduct a strange, erotic liaison of their own. And young Ralph, ignored by his mother, looks on, feeling the undercurrents of desire, seeing more than he should. All the strands come together in a shocking denouement that turns a coward into a hero and young Ralph into a man. They're all in the dark with their dreams, secrets and fantasies. Electric light, new to their world, may be a boon but it reveals both grime and secrets. Life is tough on the home front and they're all working the system in different ways, sometimes comic sometimes tragic, always human...Praise for In the Dark “Hugely enjoyable.” —Independent (UK) “The great joy of this tender little novel is Deborah Moggach's sensory imagination.” —The Guardian (UK) “Moggach is a fine descriptive writer who captures mood through careful choice of detail.” —The New York Times Book Review “Masterfully recreates London during the Great War.... In a stunning climax, the choice between right and wrong is as complex as Moggach's characters.” —Historical Novel Society

In her effortlessly winning novels Tulip Fever and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Deborah Moggach charmed readers and critics alike with her generous prose and hilarious dialogue. With Heartbreak Hotel, Moggach has triumphed once again. When retired actor Buffy decides to leave London and move to rural Wales, he has no idea what he is letting himself in for.  In possession of a run-down bed and breakfast that leans more toward the shabby than the chic and is, quite literally, miles from nowhere, Buffy realizes that he needs to fill the beds—and fast. Otherwise, his vision of the pastoral countryside will go up in smoke. Enter a motley collection of guests: Harold, whose wife has run off with a younger woman; Amy, who's been unexpectedly dumped by her (not-so) nebbishy boyfriend and Andy, the hypochondriac postman whose girlfriend is much too much for him to handle. But under Buffy's watchful eye, this disparate group of strangers finds that they have more in common than perhaps they first thought. A charming romantic comedy that will captivate even the most determined urbanite, Heartbreak Hotel is a supreme entertainment.

Tot és possible: fins i tot trobar l'amor en un hostal esgavellat en un poble remot de Gal·les. Ho sabem prou bé... la vida ens té reservats moments ben estranys. Com a mostra, aquí tenim en Buffy, un actor britànic retirat que viu en un barri londinenc ple de restaurants tailandesos oberts allà on abans servien esplèndid menjar anglès. Després d'enamorar-se, casar-se i separar-se unes quantes vegades, en Buffy se sorprèn un matí en saber que la Bridie, la seva vella amiga, li ha deixat en herència un hotel que, de fet, és un casalot atrotinat perdut en un llogarret de Gal·les.Contra tot pronòstic, en Buffy decideix anar-hi a viure i començar la vida de bell nou. Així és com arriba al poble, carregat d'il·lusió i amb ganes que tot li surti bé, però, malgrat l'encant de la casa i del lloc, ben aviat veu com n'és, de difícil, fer quadrar els comptes del petit establiment. Llavors en Buffy té una idea fantàstica: hi impartirà cursos per a persones que acaben de sortir d'una relació amorosa i se senten desorientades en temes pràctics, com ara el manteniment del cotxe, la cuina, la jardineria... Fins i tot decideix organitzar un taller especialitzat a trobar les paraules adequades per a l'amor.I tal dit, tal fet. Ben aviat treuen el nas per les finestres del casalot somriures entremaliats que saluden la vida mentre demanen un esmorzar per a dos. Deborah Moggach, que ja va triomfar amb El exótico hotel Marigold,ens proposa una novel·la en la qual la intel·ligència i l'humor poden amb tot, fins i tot amb el mal d'amors.

Todo es posible: incluso encontrar el amor en un destartalado hostal en un pueblo remoto de Gales. Ya se sabe...la vida nos tiene reservados momentos extravagantes. Si de muestra sirve un botón, ahí está Buffy, un actor retirado que vive en un barrio de Londres plagado de restaurantes tailandeses allí donde antes servían espléndida comida inglesa. Tras enamorarse, casarse y divorciarse unas cuantas veces, el hombre se sorprende una buena mañana al descubrir que su vieja amiga Bridie le ha dejado en herencia su hotel, un caserón destartalado y perdido en un pueblo de Gales. Contra todo pronóstico, Buffy decide irse y empezar una nueva vida apartado del mundanal ruido. Cargado de ilusión y poco más, llega al pueblo decidido a triunfar, pero, a pesar del encanto de la casa y del lugar, es difícil cuadrar las cuentas, y el hombre tiene una idea genial: en su hotel se van a impartir cursos para personas que acaban de salir de una relación y se sienten desorientados en los temas prácticos: mantenimiento del coche, cocina, jardinería...e incluso un taller especializado en encontrar las palabras adecuadas para el amor. Del dicho al hecho a veces la distancia es corta, y pronto veremos asomar por las ventanas del caserón unas sonrisas pícaras, que saludan a la vida mientras piden un desayuno para dos. Deborah Moggach, que ya triunfó con El exótico hotel Marigold, nos propone otra novela donde la inteligencia y el humor pueden con todo, incluso con el mal de amores.

Now a major motion picture starring Jude Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson, and Maggie Smith. When Ravi Kapoor, an overworked London doctor, reaches the breaking point with his difficult father-in-law, he asks his wife: “Can't we just send him away somewhere? Somewhere far, far away.” His prayer is seemingly answered when Ravi's entrepreneurial cousin sets up a retirement home in India, hoping to re-create in Bangalore an elegant lost corner of England. Several retirees are enticed by the promise of indulgent living at a bargain price, but upon arriving, they are dismayed to find that restoration of the once sophisiticated hotel has stalled, and that such amenities as water and electricity are... infrequent. But what their new life lacks in luxury, they come to find, it's plentiful in adventure, stunning beauty, and unexpected love.

A sensual tale of art, lust, and deception—now a major motion picture In 1630s Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Everywhere men are seduced by the fantastic exotic flower. But for wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort, it is his young and beautiful wife, Sophia, who stirs his soul. She is the prize he desires, the woman he hopes will bring him the joy that not even his considerable fortune can buy. Cornelis yearns for an heir, but so far he and Sophia have failed to produce one. In a bid for immortality, he commissions a portrait of them both by the talented young painter Jan van Loos. But as Van Loos begins to capture Sophia's likeness on canvas, a slow passion begins to burn between the beautiful young wife and the talented artist. As the portrait unfolds, so a slow dance is begun among the household's inhabitants. Ambitions, desires, and dreams breed a grand deception—and as the lies multiply, events move toward a thrilling and tragic climax. In this richly imagined international bestseller, Deborah Moggach has created the rarest of novels—a lush, lyrical work of fiction that is also compulsively readable. Seldom has a novel so vividly evoked a time, a place, and a passion.Praise for Tulip Fever“Sumptuous prose... reads like a thriller.”—The New York Times Book Review “An artful novel in every sense of the word... deftly evokes seventeenth-century Amsterdam's vibrant atmosphere.”—Los Angeles Times “Need a brief escape into a beautiful and faraway world? Deborah Moggach's wonderful Tulip Fever can offer you that.”—New York Post “Taut with suspense and unexpected revelations.”—Entertainment Weekly “Elegantly absorbing.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer