Mavis and Lumpy are getting married. It is to be a small affair with a hot and spicy theme, a few close friends, and a celebrant on Skype.

"We want no fuss," said Mavis. "Just lots of food, great photos, and belly-dancing."

However...

Mavis’s idea of hot and spicy is not Lumpy’s, and Lumpy’s idea of great photos is definitely not Mavis’s. Mavis and Lumpy argue over everything from the venue to the size of the paper plates, and as their relationship spirals out of control Mavis loses her mother and is forced to come to terms with a past she’d rather forget.

With a funeral befitting a sitcom, sibling rivalry on a par with a Shakespearean tragedy and a dying mother's impossible wish; Mavis and Lumpy relationship crumbles like a burnt chapatti. And it is up to Nefertiti to make “things” right-so she thinks.

Four Takeaways and a Funeral is a deliciously sweet comedy for those who believe that romance is not only for the young. It is the third book in the Belly Dancing and Beyond series- laugh out loud stories about a group of women who have at one time or another danced with the great Nefertiti. Each book is a stand-alone tale jam-packed with familiar characters you will grow to love, maybe hate but will definitely want to read about again.