Published: May 11, 2011
Words: 60,859 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458006080

Short description

When Jessica's husband of 34 years left her for a younger woman, she thought her life would be solitary thereafter. How wrong she is: with her children, grandchildren, friends and neighbours and Mother downing cans of Red Bull in her retirement home, plus the activities that go on in a small town, her life is often very funny. There is even new love. Humorous chicklit for the older woman.

Extended description

When Jessica's husband left her for a younger woman, she expected to spend her life reading and listening to music. But things don't turn out as she expects. Her three children, high flying Sarah, her husband Roland and two lively granddaughters, younger daughter Harriet and partner Russell and son Alex, are full of suggestions for what she can do . Then there are her friends, Val, Poppy and Julia to console her, plus neighbours like do-gooding Fran and hypochondriac Mavis and all the gossip of a small town to fill her days.

Jessica tries Salsa dancing, ski-ing, having a singles dinner party, has her hair coloured and tries to buy some new clothes suitable for an older woman, gets involved in the Town Pageant, goes on holiday to Italy and Dublin and visits her mother in her retirement home in East Anglia where she spends her days downing cans of Red Bull interspersed with Guinness.

In the end, she finds romance in the most unlikely place and goes carol singing with hilarious c.. (Read more) When Jessica's husband left her for a younger woman, she expected to spend her life reading and listening to music. But things don't turn out as she expects. Her three children, high flying Sarah, her husband Roland and two lively granddaughters, younger daughter Harriet and partner Russell and son Alex, are full of suggestions for what she can do . Then there are her friends, Val, Poppy and Julia to console her, plus neighbours like do-gooding Fran and hypochondriac Mavis and all the gossip of a small town to fill her days.

Jessica tries Salsa dancing, ski-ing, having a singles dinner party, has her hair coloured and tries to buy some new clothes suitable for an older woman, gets involved in the Town Pageant, goes on holiday to Italy and Dublin and visits her mother in her retirement home in East Anglia where she spends her days downing cans of Red Bull interspersed with Guinness.

In the end, she finds romance in the most unlikely place and goes carol singing with hilarious consequences. Bridget Jones eat your heart out.
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Tags

humour, older woman, golden girls, romcom, after divorce

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Review by: Miranda Ferguson on Feb. 01, 2013 :
Funny and uplifting!
I laughed out loud at the antics of Jessica, her family,
friends and neighbours.
So good to know that one can still have fun after the
Age of 60...
Highly recommend if you're in need of a laugh!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Anne Bowen on May 26, 2011 : (no rating)
I couldn't stop laughing out loud while reading this book. It is very funny and very true. Women of a certain age are sure to recognise its dilemmas in their own lives and feel all the better for laughing at them. Definitely a book for cheering oneself up. Who knows, it's good to be reminded that one's love life might not be over just yet.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: David Gee on May 20, 2011 :
This is a laugh-out-loud excursion into Bridget Jones territory, with a heroine who's old enough to know better and - most of the time - does. When she finally overcomes her inhibitions and lets her hair down, there's a deleriously awkward bedroom scene which many older readers (and some younger ones too) will identify with. An uplifting read from start to finish.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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