From the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel this is a funny and warm novel for anyone who has ever been curious about their partner’s past…
Meet Russell Buffery, or Buffy to his friends. With three ex-wives to his name and only a dog for company, Buffy’s bachelorhood is looking worryingly confirmed until he meets Celeste, a young girl who works in the local chemist’s. Dazzled by love, Buffy little suspects that Celeste is systematically researching his ex-wives, children and step-children, and unearthing secrets that will change all their lives irrevocably…
“Cracking good dialogue, excellent jokes and laser sharp”
Daily Telegraph
“The Ex-Wives marries comedy and canniness into a novel that’s warm, tolerant, shrewd and exuberant”
Sunday Times
“You’ll be hooked from the first page of this original, funny book… Just delicious”
New Woman
“Deborah Moggach is brilliant at capturing just the right voice for her characters”
Cosmopolitan