Celia Imrie is an Olivier Award-winning and Screen Actors Guild-nominated actress. She is known for her film roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls, Nanny McPhee, Bridget Jones, Absolutely Fabulous,Finding Your Feet, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Good Grief. She is currently filming in the Netflix series The Diplomat. Celia Imrie is also the author of her autobiography, The Happy Hoofer, and the top ten Sunday Times bestselling novels in the Nice Trilogy - Not Quite Nice, Nice Work (If You Can Get It) and A Nice Cup of Tea - Sail Away and Orphans of the Storm. celiaimrie.info @CeliaImrie

Witty and enchanting, the second novel from the well-loved actress and Sunday Times bestselling author of Not Quite Nice follows the hilarious exploits of retired expats in the South of France

The perfect escapist summer read set in the South of France - full of glitz and glamour, loveable characters and comic exploits. Nice Work will be supported by a major marketing and publicity campaign.

___________________'A delicious piece of entertainment' - The Times'A very witty novel by a very witty woman. Hugely entertaining' - Julian Fellowes'If you're not already on holiday reading this, it will make you want to pack your bags!' - Best___________________Somewhere on the French Riviera, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and Cannes' red carpets, lies the pretty town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. Sheltered from the glittering melee, it is home to many an expat - including an enterprising team who plan to open a new restaurant.Snapping up a local property and throwing themselves into preparations, Theresa, Carol, William and Benjamin's plans are proceeding unnervingly well. But when Theresa encounters a mysterious intruder, she begins to wonder what secrets the building is concealing.Meanwhile Sally, an actress who gave up the stage to live in quiet anonymity, has decided not to be involved. The famous Cannes Film Festival is on and she is far too busy entertaining unexpected visitors from her past, and an intriguingly handsome Russian.As the razzmatazz of the festival begins to spill over into Bellevue-Sur-Mer, its inhabitants become entangled in complex love triangles and conflicting business interests. With the race on to get the restaurant open in time, the gang find themselves knee-deep in skulduggery, and realise they can no longer tell who's nasty . and who's nice.___________________Praise for the Nice series. 'Her work has definite joie de vivre' - Wendy Holden, Daily Mail 'Hugely enjoyable' - Katie Fforde 'Utterly delicious' - Joanna Lumley 'Warm, light-hearted, fast-paced' - Joanne Harris 'Hugely entertaining' - Julian Fellowes 'Such a charming romp' - Fern Britton 'A shaft of early summer sunshine' - Daily Mail 'A delicious piece of entertainment' - The Times