Dawn French takes the number one spot in UK paperback chart

Dawn French's hilarious bestseller OH DEAR SILVIA has hit the number one spot on the paperback chart in the UK. This is the second time a novel of Dawn's has hit the top spot, she also claimed it with A TINY BIT MARVELLOUS in the Summer of 2011. 

Who is in Coma Suite Number 5?

A matchless lover? A supreme egotist? A selfless martyr? A bad mother? A cherished sister? A selfish wife?

All of these. For this is Silvia Shute who has always done exactly what she wants. Until now, when her life suddenly, shockingly stops.

Her past holds a dark and terrible secret, and now that she is unconscious in a hospital bed, her constant stream of visitors are set to uncover the mystery of her broken life. And she must lie there, victim of the beloveds, the borings, the babblings and the plain bonkers.

Like it or not, the truth is about to pay Silvia a visit. Again, and again and again...

'Extremely funny' Sunday Times

'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner' Mail on Sunday