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A Grand Old Time

By: Judy Leigh
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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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.

©2018 Judy Leigh (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Anthologies & Short Stories Dark Humour Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Short Stories Comedy Feel-Good Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"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)

"Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life…a wonderful escapade." (Fiona Gibson, best-selling author of The Woman Who Upped and Left)

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Well narrated,
Story of ordinary people trying to cope with ordinary lives and coming to terms with everyday issues.

Uplifting story.

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Loved this book, the narrator is one of my favourites! I did have a foreboding feeling towards the end but I really enjoyed the story & the characters!
It made me smile, laugh out loud! When I hear swearing in an Irish accent somehow it doesn’t sound as offensive & the word Ballocks makes me smile.

Superb

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I really enjoyed this book well worth the time just a nice cosy book.

a very nice intriguing read

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great audiobook. happy and sad at the same time. full of emotion and.love. Fantastic evocation.

made me laugh and cry

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Thoroughly enjoyed this light listen, as surprisingly did my husband. The characters were likeable and easy to relate to, so much so I missed them when the book ended

Good fun

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I have previously read this many years ago and recently sent a copy to my elderly mother who thoroughly enjoyed this. I listened to this at the same time as she was reading her copy so that we could discuss it on video chat as I live overseas and she really enjoyed this time.

Enjoyable and different

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a 75 year old woman decides that the elderly peoples home is not for her, so she decided to leave there.
she books an aeroplane and sets off on adventure that leads her to a second chance at love,

endearing

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I really enjoyed this book. Evie is a bit of an odd character, making up stories, but likeable anyway. The son is odd, though comes good in the end. Great narration.

I loved it

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Lovely, funny & sad.
Makes me want to buy a camper an & travel through France whilst I still can.

Lovely story

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I loved this story. As a divorced 60 something, I did not only enjoy the book but felt very inspired to grab my own life by the horns and live every minute to the full, enjoying the gift of 'the present'. Beautifully narrated too!

Uplifting!

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