Friends of Dorothy

"This is the most ‘comic’ of the novels, in the sense that it is not obviously dealing with serious issues. It’s a light, character-based comedy, a warm-hearted book about a young female couple, Stevie and Amber, who get married and buy a new house, but the previous resident of the house—an old lady called Dorothy—refuses to leave. Then it’s an unfolding of the relationship between these characters and their supporting casts that join them. The writing is very funny. There’s some lovely, witty dialogue. And moments of visual comedy—you can really picture this as a sitcom. Again, it’s very warm-hearted. Absolutely. She’s almost sending herself up. There’s a point, quite early in the book, when Stevie is concerned about her wife wanting children, and she thinks to herself: lesbians can have children, there’s that one off the telly who has loads. So, a little Sandi cameo. If you can hear her voice, you will definitely find it in this book."