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Deborah Moggach (Author)
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Publication Date: 16 Feb 2012

Note to customers: this book was first published with the title These Foolish Things

Enticed by advertisements for a newly restored palatial hotel and filled with visions of a life of leisure, good weather and mango juice in their gin, a group of very different people leave England to begin a new life in India. On arrival they are dismayed to find the palace is a shell of its former self, the staff more than a little eccentric, and the days of the Raj long gone. But, as they soon discover, life and love can begin again, even in the most unexpected circumstances.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (16 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099572028
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099572022
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (387 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Delightful and entertaining" (Mail on Sunday )

"Warm, wise, funny" (Guardian )

"Superb... Moggach has served us a treat with this novel. Moving, sincere, funny" (Independent on Sunday )

"A glorious romp that will inspire roars of recognition" (Sunday Express )

"Funny and deeply poignant" (Daily Mail )

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Now a major motion picture starring Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Penelope Wilton and Celia Imrie. (20040315)
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94 of 99 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant satire on England and India 27 Sep 2004
By A. Craig HALL OF FAME TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
Her best novel since Tulip Fever, this is a brilliantly funny book about how to the elderly Britain has become a foreign country. An overworked India doctor sets up a retirement home in India, and a group of quirky pensioners make what is probably their last journey to where the Empire's sun never sets. The young Indians they meet are as clean and respectful as young British people are not - fascinated by details of their mundane lives which could make them convincing telesales workers. Yet there are complicated connections with the past which gradually emerge, and an unexpected romance. A wonderful, stylish, touching and bitter-sweet story about what Kingsley Amis called Ending Up.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Big Question 26 Feb 2012
By Jazellie
Format:Kindle Edition
I enjoyed reading this book. It ends up being quite a heartwarming story but it does take you on the journey of 'what have I done with my life' as all the characters in the book are asking the same thing as they are reaching the end of their lives. I had not seen the film before reading the book but knew which actors where playing which characters and it made the book live even more. It balances the needs, hopes and aspirations of older people who feel invisible in todays society with the lives of their children/friends and the world they now live in.
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63 of 67 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A latter life adventure 2 Mar 2012
By Bookie TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
So this is a marketing opportunity for These Foolish Things by Moggach........but does it matter? In my view, not at all. Same book, different title. This title links with the film. Haven't seen the film, but it appeals and I prefer to read the book before viewing.

Not my usual read, but sometimes a change is as good as a rest. What an unexpected pleasure; I really enjoyed this book. Basically, it take an eclectic mix of geriatrics and displaces them, by choice, to another world and time. The glorious days of the half remembered past mix with the relity of the present. The characters are so diverse and so individual, I was drawn in to their experiences. Who are they and why are they there at the latter end of life? This is a well drawn tale of people; their foibles and hopes. It's a story of the challenges of diversity; culture, age, gender, self belief.........

I had no great expectation of this book, but I left it, unexpectedly, feeling upbeat. It is bitter sweet. It's not all light and fluffy, but Moggach's prose is tight, easy to read. The characters are totally engaging and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the film and hope it does justice to the prose.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best I have read this yearl
A first class read, As an old India hand and of a similar age to inmates of th marigolds I recognised the authenticity of the story. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Holiday Reading
Funny, sad, highly entertaining and quite unique. I felt that I knew the characters as I read, even though I have not seen the film yet, so I was not identifying them by the actors... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Raj is Back
If you fancy reading this book because you want to relive the film with Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy etc then don't bother as they have virtually nothing in common. Read more
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This book is very good value and is proving to be really good read. It arrived very soon after I ordered it
Published 3 days ago by barbara ash
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the film!
Good read, well written, the characters altered for the film. Enjoyed the film, it led me to the book which had more depth.
Published 3 days ago by S. A. Wright
2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing book
Despite the success of this book and of the film that came out of it, I found it a rather tedious affair, poorly written and with a succession of rather unappealing characters
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3.0 out of 5 stars not one of the nicest books i bought
It was described es good, i describe it as acceptabel. But i have enjoyed the story.
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Good read but found it depressing, unlike the film which I thought was excellent and quite funny. I found no humour in the book and since it goes on about a decrepit 73 year old... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and funny!
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