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    Nice Work (If You Can Get It)

    By Celia Imrie

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    'A delicious piece of entertainment' - The Times
    'A very witty novel by a very witty woman. Hugely entertaining' - Julian Fellowes
    'If you're not already on holiday reading this, it will make you want to pack your bags!' - Best
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    Somewhere on the French Riviera, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and Cannes' red carpets, lies the pretty town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. Sheltered from the glittering melee, it is home to many an expat – including an enterprising team who plan to open a new restaurant.

    Snapping up a local property and throwing themselves into preparations, Theresa, Carol, William and Benjamin's plans are proceeding unnervingly well. But when Theresa encounters a mysterious intruder, she begins to wonder what secrets the building is concealing.

    Meanwhile Sally, an actress who gave up the stage to live in quiet anonymity, has decided not to be involved. The famous Cannes Film Festival is on and she is far too busy entertaining unexpected visitors from her past, and an intriguingly handsome Russian.

    As the razzmatazz of the festival begins to spill over into Bellevue-Sur-Mer, its inhabitants become entangled in complex love triangles and conflicting business interests. With the race on to get the restaurant open in time, the gang find themselves knee-deep in skulduggery, and realise they can no longer tell who's nasty … and who's nice.
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    Praise for the Nice series…

    'Her work has definite joie de vivre' - Wendy Holden, Daily Mail
    'Hugely enjoyable' - Katie Fforde
    'Utterly delicious' - Joanna Lumley
    'Warm, light-hearted, fast-paced' - Joanne Harris
    'Hugely entertaining' - Julian Fellowes
    'Such a charming romp' - Fern Britton
    'A shaft of early summer sunshine' - Daily Mail
    'A delicious piece of entertainment' - The Times
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateMar 1, 2016
    ISBN9781408876923
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    Nice Work (If You Can Get It)
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    Celia Imrie

    Celia Imrie is an Olivier Award-winning and Screen Actors Guild-nominated actress. She is known for her film roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls, Nanny McPhee, Bridget Jones, Absolutely Fabulous, Finding Your Feet, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Good Grief. She is currently filming in the Netflix series The Diplomat. Celia Imrie is also the author of her autobiography, The Happy Hoofer, and the top ten Sunday Times bestselling novels in the Nice Trilogy – Not Quite Nice, Nice Work (If You Can Get It) and A Nice Cup of Tea - Sail Away and Orphans of the Storm. www.celiaimrie.info @CeliaImrie

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book although it took a while to get into the story. I received this book for free and voluntarily chose to review it. My problem was keeping all the characters sorted. There were so many characters. This story did have a lot of action and interesting things going on. And although there were a lot of characters, they seemed to weave altogether. So this was part fun, part action and interaction and a real interesting ending.
    • 3/5
      Book two in the Nice series. Love the double entendre of the title as this book is set near Nice, Cannes and Marseille in a charming small French town full of colorful characters and a tight group of expats who are trying to make a new life on the Cote d’Azur. Theresa, Benjamin, William and Carol are moving forward with plans to start a restaurant. They’ve pooled financial resources and life skills, but it’s far from smooth sailing. Meanwhile their pal Sally, an ex-British TV star, seems to be getting involved in the celebrity life now that it’s the season for the Cannes film festival and old friends have looked her up. And a very wealthy, and even more charming Russian with a large yacht is wooing Sally and her friends. This is a fun, enjoyable read with a bit of intrigue and a likeable cast of recurring characters. Some of the family drama from book one spills over into this tale, with Theresa’s bossy and inconsiderate daughter making an appearance along with Theresa’s ex-husband. I like Theresa but do wish she’d stiffen her spine and set some firm boundaries for her family and friends. William and Benjamin’s constant bickering also gets on my nerves. There’s a bit of a mystery involving a sort of Mafia connection to the restaurant locations previous owner, not to mention a possible drug deal. Oh, well … The path to success is bumpy, but the crew pulls together to see one another through.