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Service95 Recommends The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

The Dud Avocado 

Elaine Dundy

Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we’re loving and reviews from our contributors. The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy follows a young American finding herself in 1950s Paris while meeting some questionable characters along the way.

What We Say: “Follow Sally Jay Gorce through her hilarious, romantic and chaotic life in ’50s Paris. Wearing evening dresses in the day, dying her hair pink, and having an affair with a married man, Dundy portrays a life of humour through sex and scandal” – Jamie Styles

What They Say: “Readers turn to it again and again for its jokes, which are very funny and remain so after a dozen readings” – Rachel Cooke

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Jamie Styles is Editorial Assistant at Service95

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