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Judy Leigh
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A funny and heartwarming debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French.
Evie Gallagher is regretting her hasty move into a care home. She may be 75 and recently widowed, but she’s absolutely not dead yet. And so, one morning, Evie walks out of Sheldon Lodge and sets off on a Great Adventure across Europe. But not everyone thinks Great Adventures are appropriate for women of Evie’s age, least of all her son Brendan and his wife Maura, who follow a trail of puzzling text messages to bring her home.
When they finally catch up with her, there are shocks in store...because while Brendan may have given up on life and love, Evie certainly has not.
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"Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting." (Miranda Dickinson)
"Lovely...a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy." (Cathy Hopkins, best-selling author of The Kicking the Bucket List)
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Tracy Ryan
- 11-01-21
Lovely story
This was a really beautiful story. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. I also love Aoife McMahons voice
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- Sandra G
- 02-10-25
Male character spoils the story
This could have been a really good book. The narrator is excellent. The main character’s son is absolutely pathetic and the relationship between the son and wife seems very unrealistic. The story became very tedious and I couldn’t wait for it to just end. I wish the focus would’ve stayed on the main character and her different adventures and experiences.
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- kathie boniface
- 12-29-23
Taking a risk at an older age
This audible was all good . Inspiring loved the traveling adventure and the problem solving by both generations
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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- Keron
- 09-20-24
Male lead character needs shaking!
The main storyline of this book was a 75 yo widow rediscovering life after embarking on a road trip through France in a camper van. However, a good portion of the story was about her only son & daughter-in-law and their flagging marriage. This book is like another written by the author around this time, where so much of the book is taken up with internal dialogue & ruminating - in this instance by the son. It gets very tedious. I have 11 Judy Leigh books in my library, most I absolutely love, but this one is not a fav.
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- Makayla Downs
- 12-30-23
So hard to finish
This book was awful…only finished because it was for a book club. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone.
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