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Book SynopsisKate Thomas was beautiful, intelligent, witty, passionate and sexy. Now, at the ripe old age of ninety-nine, she is trapped in a hospital ward of sad, mad and bad old women. She escapes by playing to herself the video of her life.
What a life it has been. Her six marriages have ended in suicide, a husband''s adultery, another husband''s deportation as a dangerous alien, a union dispute, a murder, and a natural death. But Kate''s journey through the twentieth century is also a search for the truth - about life, death, and which of her three sons murdered her fifth husband.
This is a novel rich in memorable characters, from Kate''s narrow but loving Welsh family to the wild members of an artists'' colony in Cornwall; from Midland piston manufacturers to an investigative journalist whose own life cannot bear investigation.
Trade ReviewA funny, touching and reflective study of life and love that not only reinforces his status as one of Britain's finest comic novelists, but also lays claim for him to be considered as one of our shrewdest and most compassionate writers ... A wonderful novel, mature in its handling of life's triumphs and tragedies, warm-hearted and witty in its insight into the nature of love * Yorkshire Post *
Going Gently, like all the best comic novels, mixes sadness with laughter to great effect ... probably Nobbs's finest work * Independent *
An extraordinary rich and satisfying novel ... I laughed constantly
Spellbinding ... Enormously entertaining and extremely funny * Guardian *
We should be thankful for the continued brilliance of David Nobbs * Mail on Sunday *
