Alex Peake-Tomkinson

Funeral gatecrasher: The Black Dress, by Deborah Moggach, reviewed

Abandoned by her husband of many decades, 69-year-old Pru takes to frequenting strangers’ funerals, hoping to meet an agreeable widower

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  • The Black Dress

    Deborah Moggach

    Tinder Press, pp. 288, £16

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