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Dawn French
Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. As a writer, comedian, and actor, she has appeared in some of Great Britain's longest-running and most celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford,... show more

Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. As a writer, comedian, and actor, she has appeared in some of Great Britain's longest-running and most celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford, and, most recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her bestselling memoir, Dear Fatty, was published in the United Kingdom to critical acclaim, and her first novel, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, was a number-one UK bestseller.
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Birth date: October 11, 1957
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BruceGargoyle
BruceGargoyle rated it 11 years ago
This one is really a 2.5 star review....I was hoping for a bit more funny and a bit more roundedness of character. By the end of the book I felt a bit warmer towards Dora and Mo, but Oscar's annoying voice had me skipping his chapters. Good enough for when you don't have anything else and you're l...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 12 years ago
I have never heard of Dawn French before but after finishing, "Oh Dear Silvia" definitely will go and see what else if anything she has written.In "Oh Dear Silvia" we have Silvia Shute, a divorced woman in her fifties who after a fall from her balcony is in a coma. This novel takes place in London s...
meganbaxter
meganbaxter rated it 12 years ago
English family life in the key of shrill.Ugh. This book seems to take as its premise that not only are teenagers constantly (and I mean constantly) at a fever pitch of screaming and hating their parents, but also that that emotional lability (screw you, Goodreads, that is too a word) and immaturity ...
welshy72
welshy72 rated it 13 years ago
I didn't rate this very much, Dora the 17 yr old character annoyed me beyond belief. I have a 17 yr old girl and judging by what she and her friends are like, Dora was unrealistic. Yes teenage girls get very moody but they also are very very loving but we didn't see that side of Dora. French wrote a...
Vera
Vera rated it 13 years ago
I admire Dawn French's talent and have enjoyed her work very much. This book is pretty charming but a bit too sweet to finish right after Taste of Green Plums. It tasted almost cloying this morning.
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