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Enough: Dawn’s Joyfully Human, Darkly Funny and Unexpectedly Life-Affirming New Novel
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ETTA'S FOUND THE CURE FOR OLD AGE. BUT HER FAMILY WON'T LIKE IT . . .
Etta is sixty-eight years old. Happy, healthy and an active participant in her world, she’s gathered her family together for an unforgettable weekend.
Tick.
At 5am that Saturday morning, Etta wakes her daughter, her granddaughter, her son and her daughter-in-law up to lead everyone down to the beach. To ‘Etta’s Hollow’, where a roaring fire has already been lit. Drowsy but delighted – the sun is just starting to rise for a glorious dawn – Etta’s family bask in the beauty of the moment. A memory to be cherished forever.
Tick.
Until twenty minutes later, when Etta announces to her assembled beloveds something as shocking as it is alarming. ‘I have brought you all down to the beach this morning to tell you something important. You see, the thing is, today is my last day alive.’
Boom.
Over the next twenty-four hours, Etta and her family are about to have the most surprising, affecting life-affirming day of all their lives.
PRAISE FOR DAWN FRENCH
‘'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' Guardian
'Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour and very real’ Bernadine Evaristo
'Gorgeous. Wise and full of love' Marian Keyes
'A life-affirming read' Daily Express
‘'An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human' Jo Brand
‘Tender and devastating, it almost broke my heart' Sunday Express
ETTA'S FOUND THE CURE FOR OLD AGE. BUT HER FAMILY WON'T LIKE IT . . .
Etta is sixty-eight years old. Happy, healthy and an active participant in her world, she’s gathered her family together for an unforgettable weekend.
Tick.
At 5am that Saturday morning, Etta wakes her daughter, her granddaughter, her son and her daughter-in-law up to lead everyone down to the beach. To ‘Etta’s Hollow’, where a roaring fire has already been lit. Drowsy but delighted – the sun is just starting to rise for a glorious dawn – Etta’s family bask in the beauty of the moment. A memory to be cherished forever.
Tick.
Until twenty minutes later, when Etta announces to her assembled beloveds something as shocking as it is alarming. ‘I have brought you all down to the beach this morning to tell you something important. You see, the thing is, today is my last day alive.’
Boom.
Over the next twenty-four hours, Etta and her family are about to have the most surprising, affecting life-affirming day of all their lives.
PRAISE FOR DAWN FRENCH
‘'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' Guardian
'Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour and very real’ Bernadine Evaristo
'Gorgeous. Wise and full of love' Marian Keyes
'A life-affirming read' Daily Express
‘'An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human' Jo Brand
‘Tender and devastating, it almost broke my heart' Sunday Express
413 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 21, 2026
About the author
Dawn French
52 books1,024 followersDawn Roma French is a British actress, writer and comedian. In her career spanning three decades, she has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won a Fellowship BAFTA along with her best friend Jennifer Saunders. She is best-known for starring in and writing her comedy sketch show, French and Saunders, alongside her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for playing the lead role of Geraldine Granger in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
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May 24, 2026
My first Dawn French book - wow very impressive.
A book I understand the author has drawn from her experience to write, but in a far different way than the tragedy she suffered, you can tell as you turn each page that there is familiarity with the underlying subject matter.
As you start the book you find out the premise and every single page you turn you hope you get the outcome that you do. But you do have to read every single page to understand how the outcome is reached.
I am not a great one for emotional expressions, but the character of Etta, two years older than me, reached out to me in a way that a character on a page hasn’t done for a long time. Her dilemma that she came to resolve in her own way was not one I’m familiar with but I understand how she got there,. Overall the book is to to me a life of affirming story of how a normal dysfunctional, as we all are, family go about their everyday life and how at such an awful moment they realise what they mean to each other and it reignites the love for each other the care for each other but overall the respect for each other.
I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did, and if Dawn French is reading this all I can say is thank you. It was brilliant.
A book I understand the author has drawn from her experience to write, but in a far different way than the tragedy she suffered, you can tell as you turn each page that there is familiarity with the underlying subject matter.
As you start the book you find out the premise and every single page you turn you hope you get the outcome that you do. But you do have to read every single page to understand how the outcome is reached.
I am not a great one for emotional expressions, but the character of Etta, two years older than me, reached out to me in a way that a character on a page hasn’t done for a long time. Her dilemma that she came to resolve in her own way was not one I’m familiar with but I understand how she got there,. Overall the book is to to me a life of affirming story of how a normal dysfunctional, as we all are, family go about their everyday life and how at such an awful moment they realise what they mean to each other and it reignites the love for each other the care for each other but overall the respect for each other.
I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did, and if Dawn French is reading this all I can say is thank you. It was brilliant.
May 26, 2026
I absolutely love Dawn French books and this one didn't disappoint, it's not my favourite but I still loved it. The comedy she manages to bring to a dark subject is really quite clever.
The relationship with her children is heartwarming but the relationship with Pearl is just so special, she manages to really capture the personality of a 5yr old.
The story of her father's birthday party had me in tears as did the "grape incident". I won't say anymore on that so as not to spoil it.
All in all a really enjoyable read and captures the subject matter really well.
The relationship with her children is heartwarming but the relationship with Pearl is just so special, she manages to really capture the personality of a 5yr old.
The story of her father's birthday party had me in tears as did the "grape incident". I won't say anymore on that so as not to spoil it.
All in all a really enjoyable read and captures the subject matter really well.
May 26, 2026
I loved every minute I spent reading this book. The roller coaster of emotions I experienced throughout this book was unreal. I'm a big fan of Dawn French and her work and this book didn't disappoint you can clearly hear the her humour on every page. Another outstanding piece of work from Dawn.
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