Carer

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller: 'Moggach is at the height of her powers with this book, which moves from a beautifully observed comedy of middle-class life to an immensely moving celebration of two imperfect marriages' Sunday Times'A cracking, crackling social comedy, with some brilliant observations about ageing and a devilish plot twist' The TimesFrom the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Tulip Fever, a deliciously funny, poignant and wry novel, full of surprising twists and turns:James is getting on a bit and needs full-time help. So Phoebe and Robert, his middle-aged offspring, employ Mandy, who seems willing to take him off their hands. But as James regales his family with tales of Mandy's virtues, their shopping trips and the shared pleasure of their journeys to garden centres, Phoebe and Robert sense something is amiss.Then something extraordinary happens which throws everything into new relief, changing all the stories of their childhood - and the father - that they thought they knew so well.'Joyous' Daily MailWhat Readers have said about THE CARER:'At the crux of it, this is a book about love, in its many forms''The Carer is an absolute delight of a book, with larger than life characters who I couldn't help but warm to in spite of their many flaws' 'Tender and sweet, without ever becoming twee''I found it utterly heartbreaking but in the best way possible. It's a book full of secrets and twists that I didn't see coming'