A Bit of a Do

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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.

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First published in Great Britain by Methuen London 1986

Copyright © David Nobbs 1986

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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)