{"title":"Deborah Moggach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Moggach\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts beautifully observed stories that explore the complexities of human relationships with warmth and humour. Her novels often delve into family dynamics, personal growth, and the subtle tensions that shape our lives, offering readers a rich emotional experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn works like \u003cem\u003eThe Marigold Forever\u003c\/em\u003e, Moggach combines engaging characters with thoughtful storytelling, creating narratives that resonate long after the final page. Expect finely tuned prose and a compassionate eye for the nuances of everyday life within the realm of general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-marigold-forever-by-deborah-moggach-9781035450282","title":"The Marigold Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou're only old once. Time for a new adventure...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Times bestselling author Deborah Moggach revisits her best-loved setting in the follow-up novel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'THANK GOD for Deborah Moggach' Independent\u003cbr\u003e'The Moggach miracle continues' The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA generation after we first visited it, the 'Best Exotic' Marigold Hotel, where Western pensioners retire to soak up the sun and have another crack at life, is still beautifully decaying. If now plagued by Instagrammers getting in everyone's way. Not least chef Tikal, in the throes of marital troubles at home, hotel owner Sonny, with some big decisions to make, and duty manager Lalit, whose affair with visiting beautician Jamila is cruelly doomed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hotel might be half-empty - naturally the years have taken some cherished friends -but for Wendy, recently widowed and fresh off the plane, it's the place for one last adventure. Even if the other residents have their own problems. There's Gordon, the taciturn ex-cop, burdened with a terrible secret, Florence, once a Vogue cover model with a racy past, who unburdens herself to the local holy man, and Sylvia, who's not at all  who she seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she settles in and starts enjoying a flirtation with a dashing blast-from-the-past, Ravi, Wendy is not best pleased when her daughter arrives to take her home and resume\u003cbr\u003egrandmother duties. Ruth's arrival unleashes a whole emotional avalanche, where the residents and staff of the Marigold will each have a decision to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould they listen to what their hearts are telling them? After all, you're only old once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Marigold Forever is a heartwarming, surprising and highly relatable social comedy\u003cbr\u003ewith plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48052257521900,"sku":"9781035450282","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035450282.jpg?v=1785471061"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/deborah-moggach.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}