Good afternoon I’m excited to finally be sharing my review of Mavis And Dot by Angela Petch today. This is a very special book as all the proceeds from it are going to Breast cancer research.
Huge apologies to Rachel and Angela for my late post I’ve now got two children down with a chest infection.
Mavis And Dot is available for kindle and paperback now. The ebook is currently only £2.29 but you can purchase a copy of both here.
Before I share my review with you here is a little bit about the book.
Book Synopsis:
A warm slice of life, funny, feel-good, yet poignant. Introducing two eccentric ladies who form an unlikely friendship.Meet Mavis and Dot – two colourful, retired ladies who live in Worthington-on-Sea, where there are charity shops galore. Apart from bargain hunting, they manage to tangle themselves in escapades involving illegal immigrants, night clubs, nude modelling, errant toupees and more. And then there’s Mal, the lovable dog who nobody else wants. A gently humorous, often side-splitting, heart-warming snapshot of two memorable characters with past secrets and passions. Escape for a couple of hours into this snapshot of a faded, British seaside town. You’ll laugh and cry but probably laugh more.”This book is quirky and individual, and has great pathos…[it] will resonate with a lot of readers.” Gill Kaye – Editor of Ingenu(e). Written with a light touch in memory of a dear friend who passed away from ovarian cancer, Angela Petch’s seaside tale is a departure from her successful Tuscan novels. All profits from the sale of the books will go towards research into the cure for cancer.
My Review:
Mavis And Dot is a wonderful, uplifting and funny book that I really enjoyed. It was the perfect book for me to read whilst awake at night with ill children and in doctors waiting rooms as it helped to lift my spirits. Though I did wake up my little girl by bursting out laughing at one point, a definite mummy fail!
Mavis And Dot are fantastic characters that I wish I knew or that I will know when I’m older. Their outlook on life was amazing to read about and their antics didn’t fail to make me smile. I loved following their quest to do all the things on their bucket list which made me laugh out loud at times.
There are some more serious parts in the book though, particularly when we learn more about the two ladies past. This is particularly true when it comes to Dot who I must admit I didn’t warm to straight away. It was quite heartbreaking to learn about her sadness but wonderful to see her gradually thaw out and let herself go.
The descriptions of Worthington-on-sea were very vivid and I felt like I could picture them in my mind. I felt like I had actually visited Humphrey’s Beach and could smell the fish and chips. It was sad to read about some of the more rundown areas, which I know is happening to quite a few traditional beach towns.
It sounds silly to say that a book about the beach is a perfect winters read but it really is just that. The wonderful sense of friendship and togetherness as well as the characters zest for life makes it a fantastic book to curl up with. If you like heartwarming, hilarious books that will make you laugh and cry then you’ll love this book!
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random resources for not only my copy of this book and the invite to be in the blog tour but for her kindness and patience with me when I couldn’t post due to my kids being ill. It was very much appreciated!
About The Author:
(Author picture and bio taken from Amazon)
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You are a sweetie – your children always come first and I’m really grateful to you for posting this, despite your children being poorly. I hope they’re feeling stronger now. Look after yourself too. I’m glad Mavis and Dot made you laugh. Thanks so much.
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Thanks so much for understanding Angela! They are both on antibiotics now so hopefully better soon xx
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I adored every clever word of this precious book as well as the adorable drawings
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It was fantastic wasn’t it? Glad you enjoyed too xx
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