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Comedian and national treasure Dave Thursby has died, and on the day of his funeral, friends and colleagues gather beside his coffin to pay their last respects. There''s Harvey, who wrote Dave''s material; Vi, Harvey''s wife; Kevin, Dave''s agent, and Kevin''s wife Jane. Dave''s glamorous widow Laura has arranged a funeral to remember, complete with a horse-drawn hearse and an attendant dog. An unfamiliar woman in flamboyant mourning clothes turns out to be Kay, Dave''s ex-wife from before he was famous, and a series of revelations end with Kevin throwing a drink into the coffin and all the guests asking themselves if they ever knew the real Dave.-4 women, 2 men

Wife After Death

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      Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/17/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780573114755, 978-0573114755
      ISBN10: 0573114757

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      Book Synopsis
      Comedian and national treasure Dave Thursby has died, and on the day of his funeral, friends and colleagues gather beside his coffin to pay their last respects. There''s Harvey, who wrote Dave''s material; Vi, Harvey''s wife; Kevin, Dave''s agent, and Kevin''s wife Jane. Dave''s glamorous widow Laura has arranged a funeral to remember, complete with a horse-drawn hearse and an attendant dog. An unfamiliar woman in flamboyant mourning clothes turns out to be Kay, Dave''s ex-wife from before he was famous, and a series of revelations end with Kevin throwing a drink into the coffin and all the guests asking themselves if they ever knew the real Dave.-4 women, 2 men

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