Deborah Moggach – författare

I 1600TALETS AMSTERDAM SKENAR HANDELN MED TULPANLÖKAR. TULPANFEBERN ÄR ETT FAKTUM.

Den välbärgade köpmannen Cornelis Sandvoort anlitarkonstnären Jan von Loos för att måla ett porträtt av honom och hans unga hustru Sophia. Ett ödesdigert beslut som resulterar i oväntad passion, svek och lögner. Målningen växer fram penseldrag för penseldrag, i samma takt som passionen mellan konstnären och Sophia. Har de en gemensam framtid att se fram emot eller ska deras sköra lycka spricka liksom den överhettade tulpanlöksmarknaden?

Sommaren 2017 är Tulpanfeber aktuell som film i regi av Justin Chadwick med Oscar©vinnaren Alicia Wikander i huvudrollen och Dane Dehaan, Cara Delevingne, Judi Dench och Christoph Waltz i övriga roller.

”Mycket fängslande! Tulpanfeber rekommenderas varmt!” HENNES

''En berättelse om kärlek, svek och personförväxlingar värdig en dramaförfattare från restaurationstiden.'' DAILY MAIL

”Raffinerad intrig och en bok att älska” JÖNKÖPINGSPOSTEN

Tulpanfeber utspelas under 1630-talets tulpangalenskap i Amsterdam. Istället för i aktier spekulerar man i tulpanlökar. Framgångsrika män låter måla sitt porträtt. Konstnären Jan van Loos får i uppdrag att måla av den förmögne gamla mannen Cornelis Sandvoort och hans unga hustru Sophia. Målningen växer fram penseldrag för penseldrag och i samma takt utvecklas en passion mellan konstnären och den unga Sophia. Snart är de indragna i en förbjuden relation med hemliga möten som blir allt djärvare och drömmar om en våghalsig flykt. Men passionen har ett pris...

''Mycket fängslande! Tulpanfeber rekommenderas varmt.'' Hennes

“Classic Moggach: readable, memorable . . . an unashamedly colorful journey across continents, with clothes, food, landscapes brought joyously to life.” —The Times (London)

“Nobody in the world knows our secret . . . that I’ve ruined Bev’s life, and she’s ruined mine.”

Petra’s romantic life has always been a car crash, and even in her sixties she’s still getting it disastrously wrong. And then she falls in love with Jeremy, an old friend visiting from abroad. There’s just one catch: Jeremy is married to her best friend, Bev.

Meanwhile, on opposite sides of the world, two other women are also struggling with the weight of betrayal: Lorrie, a Texan, is about to embark on the biggest deception of her life, and in China, Li Jing is trying to understand exactly what it is her husband does on his business trips.

It turns out that no matter where you are in the world or how well you think you know the one you love, everyone has secrets.

''Moggach is at the height of her powers with this book, which moves from a beautifully observed comedy of middle-class life to an immensely moving celebration of two imperfect marriages'' Sunday TimesAn unforgettable novel about age, caring and with a twist you won''t see coming...''A cracking, crackling social comedy, with some brilliant observations about ageing and a devilish plot twist'' The TimesFrom the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a deliciously funny, poignant and wry novel, full of surprising twists and turns:James is getting on a bit and needs full-time help. So Phoebe and Robert, his middle-aged offspring, employ Mandy, who seems willing to take him off their hands. But as James regales his family with tales of Mandy''s virtues, their shopping trips and the shared pleasure of their journeys to garden centres, Phoebe and Robert sense something is amiss.Then something extraordinary happens which throws everything into new relief, changing all the stories of their childhood - and the father - that they thought they knew so well.''A world full of charm, warmth and pitch-perfect humour...punctuated by Moggach''s blistering truths about the sorrowful threads that bind families together'' Sunday Express''Joyous'' Daily MailWhat readers say about THE CARER:''Comedy and reality and some delicious writing - what a pleasure!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''What a wonderful story; full of so many unusual twists and turns whilst still being wholly believable'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Beautifully written. You think you know where this is going? Well, you''re completely wrong! Certainly worthy of five stars for writing, content, and how much I enjoyed reading this book'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Moggach''s characterisations are, as ever, superb'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''I barked out loud. Not since Freud has sex been more in bed with death. She gets sharper and more mordant with age and about age. This page-turner is like the best wakes, it will make you feel hungry and alive'' The Times''She really is the Nora Ephron of North London'' Clare Chambers, author of Small PleasuresPru is on her own. But then, so are plenty of other people. And while the loneliness can be overwhelming, surely she''ll find a party somewhere?Pru''s husband has walked out, leaving her alone to contemplate her future. She''s missing not so much him, but the life they once had - nestling up like spoons in the cutlery drawer as they sleep. Now there''s just a dip on one side of the bed and no-one to fill it.In a daze, Pru goes off to a friend''s funeral. Usual old hymns, words of praise and a eulogy but...it doesn''t sound like the friend she knew. She''s gone to the wrong service, though it was more excitement than she''s had for ages. So Pru buys a little black dress in a charity shop and thinks, why not go to another? No-one will challenge her - and what harm can it do?''As ever with Moggach, the joy is in her witty observations of middle-class life and her bracingly tart portrayal of family relationships'' Daily Mail''Full of warmth and humour, as well as blistering truths'' Daily MirrorWhat readers say about THE BLACK DRESS:''I loved literally everything about this book. It kept me gripped from start to finish. Enjoyed every single page'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Laugh out loud funny and a brilliantly constructed novel'' #11088; ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''This is easily the best book I have read for years. Very uplifting for those of us who are getting on a bit . We can break the rules, we can have great fun. Fabulous'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I just could not put it down. It was funny and dark in turns. Super relaxed style of writing in the first person'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐