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Old Girls Behaving Badly
A delightfully heartwarming and funny story that proves it's never too late to change the habits of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Hazel Prior and Maddie Please.
Something old, something new, something stolen…?
Gina Knight is looking forward to the prospect of retirement with her husband of forty-three years. Until, to her surprise, said husband decides he needs to 'find himself' – alone – and disappears to Santa Fe, leaving divorce papers in his wake.
Now Gina needs a new role in life, not to mention somewhere to live, so she applies for the position of Companion to elderly Dorothy Reed. At eighty-three, ‘Dot’ needs someone to help her around the house – or at least, her family seems to think so. Her companion’s first role would be to accompany Dot for a week-long extravagant wedding party.
But when Georgina arrives at the large Norfolk estate where the wedding will take place, she quickly discovers Dot has an ulterior motive for hiring her. While the other guests are busy sipping champagne and playing croquet, Dot needs Georgina to help her solve a mystery – about a missing painting, which she believes is hidden somewhere in the house.
Because, after all, who would suspect two old ladies of getting up to mischief?
Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/oldgirlssocial
About the Author
Kate Galley writes UpLit and Bookclub fiction full of heart and humour. The older generation are at the centre of her stories and are usually wrapped up in a mystery.
She lives with her family in Buckinghamshire and works part time as a mobile hairdresser in the surrounding Chiltern villages.
In her spare time she crochets blankets, knits jumpers and also disappears into her workshop to play with kiln formed glass.
Kate is the author of The Second Chance Holiday Club – which has been optioned for TV – and The Golden Girls' Road Trip.
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| My Thoughts |
Bravo!
As a reader who has recently hit 71 (April 2024) this delightful tale has boosted my (somewhat waning) enthusiasm for birthdays and reaching my 70s. Growing 'old', it seems, doesn't have to be something to dread, (although with arthritis and Glaucoma it isn''t all it is cracked up to be!) Gina and Dot have given me new hope!
Apart from two absolutely splendid lead characters, a riveting plot, superb writing and that all important turn-the-next-page readability, the story was great fun from start to finish. There were several humorous scenes, but also some that made you think - dealing with grief, divorce and life after both for instance.
As a mystery it worked well, although maybe a tad predictable in some areas - not so in others - but any 'Ah, I thought so!' moments were entirely irrelevant because the adventure between these two delightful ladies was so absorbing.
The author wrote the two main characters superbly, making them believably old but not 'past it', giving them years of life yet to come, but also realistically showing the inevitable frailties that arrive with getting old - in mind, body and spirit.
I do hope younger readers don't think this one isn't for them - enjoy the read for what it is... a thoroughly enjoyable read!
I do hope there'll be a chance to meet these two 'old girls' again,
meanwhile... I wonder if I should get a quadbike?
* * * * * 5 stars
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