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Final Demand

Author: Deborah Moggach  

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From the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel comes a poignant novel of human frailty, temptation and tragedy

Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more.

When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it.After all, it's only a minor crime.Nobody's going to get hurt.

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From the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel comes a poignant novel of human frailty, temptation and tragedy

Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more.

When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it.After all, it's only a minor crime.Nobody's going to get hurt.

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Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications. Living her life through wild weekends, yearning for something more. When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, its' only a minor crime. Nobody will be hurt, will they? But Colin gets hurt. He's the man who Natalie marries. And other people's lives are changed, terribly and irrevocably. Because Natalie's actions do have consequences - tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Deborah Moggach's new novel is a cautionary tale about the terrible battle between desires and greed, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation.

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Critic Reviews

“Praise forTulip Fever: "Sumptuous and enthralling... her characters are thoroughly known and their contortions in the cage of materialism are evoked with compassion, wit and humour." The Times "Deborah Moggach can fit a complex idea onto a postage stamp... ordinary human crises are described tersely, compassionately, and with a wit as dry as the Sahara." Independent”

Moggach's delight in spinning her story, and in the minor characters she invents, is infectious Mail on Sunday Deborah Moggach can fit a complex idea onto a postage stamp... ordinary human crises are described tersely, compassionately, and with a wit as dry as the Sahara Independent Powerful.vividly evoked Sunday Times Hugely entertaining.immensely thought-provoking Daily Express An astonishing story of broken dreams, greed and human frailty.A tale of extraordinary power. Quite simply outstanding Daily Mail

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About the Author

Deborah Moggach is the author of many successful novels including Tulip Fever and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which was made into a top-grossing film starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. Her screenplays include the film of Pride and Prejudice, which was nominated for a BAFTA. She lives in Wales.

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Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more. When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it.After all, it's only a minor crime.Nobody's going to get hurt. But other people do get hurt, because Natalie's actions do have consequences - tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Final Demand is a cautionary tale about the battle between greed and love, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation. 'Hugely entertaining.immensely thought-provoking' Daily Express 'Thank God for Deborah Moggach. Final Demand is strong on narrative, dashing the reader along, but, though fast-paced and transparently written, nevertheless creates people of memorable complexity' Independent 'A neatly-crafted thriller. Engrossing' Scotland on Sunday 'A chilling, impeccably plotted novel' Cosmopolitan ' Powerful.vividly evoked' Sunday Times

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing | Vintage
Published
2nd May 2002
Pages
240
ISBN
9780099421931

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