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Not Quite Nice

By: Celia Imrie
Narrated by: Celia Imrie
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About this listen

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, 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; the erstwhile British TV star, Sally; 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 in to the gentle rhythm of seaside life, she embraces her newfound friendships and freedom. However, life is never quite as simple as it seems, and as 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.

©2015 Celia Imrie (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Literature & Fiction Romance Feel-Good Comedy Marriage Witty Funny

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What did you like most about Not Quite Nice?

The characters very entertaining

What was one of the most memorable moments of Not Quite Nice?

Her forgetting that the getting the cookery class was about to arrive and she hadn't any ingredients in the house.

What does Celia Imrie bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Her excellent narration - what a great actress she is.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made me laugh out loud

Any additional comments?

Cant wait for her next book!

Excellent listen

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Extermely entertaining when you need a good story that flows without too much of the old grey matter needs. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Entertaining

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A charming story. Had to rewind a couple of times, there's lots of characters.

Easy listening.

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Where does Not Quite Nice rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very high

If you’ve listened to books by Celia Imrie before, how does this one compare?

Good

Which scene did you most enjoy?

All of it

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Real expats lives in the sun!

Any additional comments?

As I have spent time in a similar community as an outsider the attitudes of the English people seemed very true to life,Celia must have lived abroad.

Kept us enthralled

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...but got bogged downn the mix of characters and farce. A bit too frivolous for me.

Started well... ...

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Really enjoyed this. Good story that kept me entertained all the way through and, as a bonus, read by the very talented Celia Imrie, who also happens to be the author. Recommended.

Enjoyable read

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Really enjoyed this book written by a talented actress who did not fail in her sitting down and writing a good story. An abundance of very spoilt children of all ages and confused relationships. it had a few good twists and turns.

A good read

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The book was nice but very slow story line. The last 2 hours was the best part of the story. Not sure if I would “buy it again” but did like the narrator!

Bit Slow

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This book is not to be taken seriously in terms of the characters and their attitudes, but it is well written and narrated, fast paced with plenty of amusing twists in the tale.
Am entertaining storyline, and whilst I recommend that overall the storyline not be taken too seriously there are some serious and rather nice examples of how folk help each other in difficult circumstances as well as examples of how villains take advantage of people's inherent willingness to trust each other and respond to grooming behaviour until they learn the truth.

Highly entertaining

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A good yarn and well delivered by the Author. Makes you yearn for a holiday in the South of France

Very enjoyable

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