A Bit of a Do
A Bit of a Do
David Nobbs
From the author of the Reginald Perrin series comes a classic tale of two families, one posher than the other, set in a Yorkshire town.‘I’m the groom’s father. You’re the bride’s mother. It’s their wedding day.’When Ted Simcock, maker of toasting forks in a small Yorkshire town, tries to avoid the inevitable with beautiful dentist’s wife Liz Rodenhurst, his anguished attempt fails utterly, with huge consequences for both their families.From one awkward ‘do’ to the next, via a dentists’ dinner dance and the Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (UK), the fall-out touches everyone, but none more than Liz’s husband Laurence and Ted’s wife Rita, the unexpected heroine of this tale.Charting the relationship of newlyweds Paul and Jenny, along with the infamous coupling of their respective parents, Ted and Liz, this book will have you cringing, crying and laughing out loud.
David Nobbs
A Bit of a Do
Copyright (#ulink_938abeae-1e3b-59a0-a5d5-451f3c552768)
The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
Harper
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/)
First published in Great Britain by Methuen London 1986
Copyright © David Nobbs 1986
David Nobbs asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks
HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication
Source ISBN: 9780007505777
Ebook Edition © NOVEMBER 2012 ISBN 9780007505784
Version: 2016-08-26
Dedication (#ulink_b01a573f-96e2-580b-9d9f-30d560125052)
For many good friendsin the fair city and county of Hereford
Contents
Cover (#uac3e7971-6cb6-5f92-bdcd-c2dac18d57f0)
Title Page (#u4aadb4c4-5e3d-5080-a286-5b5103a3a3ec)
Copyright (#uab2f4fa9-7be2-591c-9777-9f1d8872a579)
Dedication (#u73410d92-2331-50b8-a903-670839b5d2dc)
First Do (#u866a816d-556a-5212-acfd-10c0b476ef59)
August: The White Wedding (#u8d7f6ca3-264b-5bb3-bdad-624caef7733a)
Second Do (#udbe5073f-1f03-5c11-8055-98389f7e7432)
October: The Dentists’ Dinner Dance (#u59c0f989-2b81-5f69-bd4d-9f29b2304fa6)
Third Do (#ud2374eeb-9411-583c-bf64-bbd228c902b2)
December: The Angling Club Christmas Party (#ub5fb458f-f46b-5c8f-8980-69017fd3478c)
Fourth Do (#u77508220-327c-5864-b2b9-6b78734061da)
April: The Charity Horse-Racing Evening (#u3273f926-45b9-5cb5-98b6-5f4680eafed8)
Fifth Do (#u3add43db-fa61-58b6-b50e-f52b0f36ed82)
May: The Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (UK) (#uce947aab-2cbc-5f08-bcd8-5573865be8b7)
Sixth Do (#u00f53dac-56e9-5bec-a4a2-5dd1e49b6501)
September: The Registry Office Wedding (#u74456778-535c-5a11-854b-4a31c57c09a8)
Keep Reading (#u013fdfdd-abcc-5a1a-82d1-6e8bad9e3270)
About the Author (#ud33ebb41-db5a-5150-a39e-6019824271ad)
Other Works (#u03fd943a-0c6e-5417-94ca-4af7a9f50e47)
About the Publisher (#u1b05912e-9e04-50bc-985e-eeda1d7d7fb5)
First Do (#ulink_9573857c-6e79-5607-bfe2-59b2923e5075)
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David Nobbs
From the author of the Reginald Perrin series comes a classic tale of two families, one posher than the other, set in a Yorkshire town.‘I’m the groom’s father. You’re the bride’s mother. It’s their wedding day.’When Ted Simcock, maker of toasting forks in a small Yorkshire town, tries to avoid the inevitable with beautiful dentist’s wife Liz Rodenhurst, his anguished attempt fails utterly, with huge consequences for both their families.From one awkward ‘do’ to the next, via a dentists’ dinner dance and the Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (UK), the fall-out touches everyone, but none more than Liz’s husband Laurence and Ted’s wife Rita, the unexpected heroine of this tale.Charting the relationship of newlyweds Paul and Jenny, along with the infamous coupling of their respective parents, Ted and Liz, this book will have you cringing, crying and laughing out loud.
David Nobbs
A Bit of a Do
Copyright (#ulink_938abeae-1e3b-59a0-a5d5-451f3c552768)
The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
Harper
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/)
First published in Great Britain by Methuen London 1986
Copyright © David Nobbs 1986
David Nobbs asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks
HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication
Source ISBN: 9780007505777
Ebook Edition © NOVEMBER 2012 ISBN 9780007505784
Version: 2016-08-26
Dedication (#ulink_b01a573f-96e2-580b-9d9f-30d560125052)
For many good friendsin the fair city and county of Hereford
Contents
Cover (#uac3e7971-6cb6-5f92-bdcd-c2dac18d57f0)
Title Page (#u4aadb4c4-5e3d-5080-a286-5b5103a3a3ec)
Copyright (#uab2f4fa9-7be2-591c-9777-9f1d8872a579)
Dedication (#u73410d92-2331-50b8-a903-670839b5d2dc)
First Do (#u866a816d-556a-5212-acfd-10c0b476ef59)
August: The White Wedding (#u8d7f6ca3-264b-5bb3-bdad-624caef7733a)
Second Do (#udbe5073f-1f03-5c11-8055-98389f7e7432)
October: The Dentists’ Dinner Dance (#u59c0f989-2b81-5f69-bd4d-9f29b2304fa6)
Third Do (#ud2374eeb-9411-583c-bf64-bbd228c902b2)
December: The Angling Club Christmas Party (#ub5fb458f-f46b-5c8f-8980-69017fd3478c)
Fourth Do (#u77508220-327c-5864-b2b9-6b78734061da)
April: The Charity Horse-Racing Evening (#u3273f926-45b9-5cb5-98b6-5f4680eafed8)
Fifth Do (#u3add43db-fa61-58b6-b50e-f52b0f36ed82)
May: The Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (UK) (#uce947aab-2cbc-5f08-bcd8-5573865be8b7)
Sixth Do (#u00f53dac-56e9-5bec-a4a2-5dd1e49b6501)
September: The Registry Office Wedding (#u74456778-535c-5a11-854b-4a31c57c09a8)
Keep Reading (#u013fdfdd-abcc-5a1a-82d1-6e8bad9e3270)
About the Author (#ud33ebb41-db5a-5150-a39e-6019824271ad)
Other Works (#u03fd943a-0c6e-5417-94ca-4af7a9f50e47)
About the Publisher (#u1b05912e-9e04-50bc-985e-eeda1d7d7fb5)
First Do (#ulink_9573857c-6e79-5607-bfe2-59b2923e5075)
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию (https://www.litres.ru/david-nobbs/a-bit-of-a-do/) на ЛитРес.
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David Nobbs
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О книге: From the author of the Reginald Perrin series comes a classic tale of two families, one posher than the other, set in a Yorkshire town.‘I’m the groom’s father. You’re the bride’s mother. It’s their wedding day.’When Ted Simcock, maker of toasting forks in a small Yorkshire town, tries to avoid the inevitable with beautiful dentist’s wife Liz Rodenhurst, his anguished attempt fails utterly, with huge consequences for both their families.From one awkward ‘do’ to the next, via a dentists’ dinner dance and the Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (UK), the fall-out touches everyone, but none more than Liz’s husband Laurence and Ted’s wife Rita, the unexpected heroine of this tale.Charting the relationship of newlyweds Paul and Jenny, along with the infamous coupling of their respective parents, Ted and Liz, this book will have you cringing, crying and laughing out loud.