Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie will be featured on the Radio 2 Book Club on Monday 9 March.
The book was selected with the help of a panel made up of Reading Agency and library staff from across the UK.
We have an exclusive extract available for you to read.
Not Quite Nice
Theresa is desperate for a change. Forced into early retirement and fed up with babysitting her bossy daughter’s children in Wimbledon, she sells her Highgate house and moves to the picture-perfect town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, just outside Nice.
With its beautiful villas, bustling cafes and shimmering sea, the village sparkles like a diamond on the French Mediterranean coast. Once the hideaway of artists and writers, it is now home to a cast of characters – a close-knit set of foreigners, with their own skeleton’s in their closets. As Theresa settles to the gentle rhythm of seaside life, she embraces her new-found friendships and freedom, helping to make ends meet with a weekly cookery club. However, life is never quite as simple as it seems and as the stories spill out Theresa begins to wonder if life on the French Riviera is quite as nice as it first appeared…
About the author
Celia Imrie is one of the nation’s favourite actresses, best known for her film roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Calendar Girls, on television in Absolutely Fabulous and Dinnerladies, as well as numerous stage performances including Noises Off. Not Quite Nice is her first novel.
A word from Celia
“I am completely delighted. Ever since school, if ever you were chosen to be in a Club…How happy…I think it is the best kind of compliment. And if I imagine the steady stream of books a club like this must get through, it is a real thrill to have a ‘thumbs up’ result. Thank you all, Radio 2 Book Club.”
Get involved
Tune in to Simon Mayo’s Drivetime show on Monday 9 March to hear a live interview with Celia Imrie talking about her book.
Have you read Not Quite Nice? You can share your thoughts on Twitter, or by posting a comment in the space below. You can also follow Celia Imrie on Twitter.
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