These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach

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These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach
Also being marketed now as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel along side the film of the same title.


This is a delightful read. It is a gentle and amusing look at a group of individuals who are all of mature years - if not attitude to life - who find themselves at a 'Hotel for Retired Gentlepersons' in India. You can't help but care for most of the characters. It does contain sexual references but it is so well done you can't be offended. It's been months since I read it but even now I can chuckle at some of the scenarios!
An ideal holiday/coffee break read.


FILM:
I've been seeing lots of promo's for the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel recently and kept thinking that it sounded like the same scenario as the book I'd read, but typically I couldn't remember the title. Now I know it's one and the same and I am really looking forward to seeing the film. It's got a fantstic cast so I'm sure they'll do it justice. (Oh please, I hope they do!)

Synopsis
For a disparate group of English pensioners (Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup), retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful” in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised in the brochure, but they are gradually won over by the ever-optimistic young manager Sonny (Dev Patel), and tentatively embark on a new adventure, finding that life can begin again when you let go of the past.