Chapters (42)
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Dedication
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- Title Page
- Part One
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Part Two
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Part Three
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Part Four
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Part Five
- Twenty-one
- Twenty-two
- Twenty-three
- Twenty-four
- Twenty-five
- Twenty-six
- Part Six
- Twenty-seven
- Postscript
- Acknowledgements
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- Nice Work (If You Can Get It)
Sally has a new London acting agent. She continues to live on the hill in Bellevue-sur-Mer, occasionally popping over to London for meetings and to film the odd TV role or commercial. She has been invited to the Hollywood premiere of her and Marina Martel’s new movie, Côte d’Azur Capers, early next year. She has already packed her case.
Among the messages left on Theresa’s phone, but wiped out by Marcel, was a job offer. Her old office asked if she would like to return to London and take up the position she had been retired from a few years back. Her replacement, a much younger woman, is going on a year’s pregnancy leave. They desperately need someone to fill in. Theresa turned them down.
But she is not pining. She has teamed up with Carol to do a home-delivery service. It gives them both a bit of income and is something which they can do from their own flats.
In order to improve her French, and to avoid further misunderstandings, Theresa has taken up a course at Alliance Française in Nice. She now knows well to avoid saying ‘je t’aime’ when you mean ‘je l’aime’, and NEVER EVER to say ‘Je suis chaud’.
Despite everything, each morning as she opens up the curtains of her flat, and looks out at the ever-changing sea, she still thanks the heavens she made the move and settled here in Bellevue-sur-Mer.
Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Multiple thanks, as ever, to all my friends in Nice: Lina, Raymond, Charles, Cyril, Gilbert, John, Sebastien, JF, Richard, Daniel, Monsieur B, Fabrizio, Karine, Gianni, Flory, Tony – Issa Nissa!
To the wonderful staff at Alliance Française in Nice, who are helping me améliorer mon français. In particular to Jean Phillipe, Marlène, Martine, Nadia, Emilie M, Emilie P, Patricia and Marilyn. Also their counterparts at the Alliance Française in Los Angeles, especially Paz.
To my QM2 friends: Robbie, Paul, Jo, Declan and Viktoria.
To the team at Bloomsbury: Alexandra, David, Ros.
To my agents and managers: Robert K, Dallas, Sophie, Sarah, Alex, Shelley, Jared and Hannah.
To my publicists: Alexa and Erin.
To Pamela Adlon.
To all my friends at the Regal Cinema Club.
To my pal Fidelis, who keeps me laughing.
To my son Angus.
Also available by Celia Imrie
Also available by Celia Imrie
Not Quite Nice
Sunday Times Bestseller
Theresa is desperate for a change. Forced into early retirement, tired of babysitting her bossy daughter’s obnoxious children, she sells her house and moves to a picture-perfect town, just outside Nice.