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A Grand Old Time
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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A Grand Old Time
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Summary
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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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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- mrs b m whitehouse
- 08-04-23
Uplifting story.
Well narrated,
Story of ordinary people trying to cope with ordinary lives and coming to terms with everyday issues.
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- Joanne Betts
- 06-05-18
Superb
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.
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- Lesley
- 03-06-21
a very nice intriguing read
I really enjoyed this book well worth the time just a nice cosy book.
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- Tilly Mirphy
- 01-11-20
made me laugh and cry
great audiobook. happy and sad at the same time. full of emotion and.love. Fantastic evocation.
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- mrs sheila mottram
- 12-04-21
Good fun
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
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- mishmish
- 16-11-21
Enjoyable and different
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.
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- A. Richards
- 16-09-19
endearing
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,
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- S. Strudwick
- 23-05-20
I loved it
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.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-22
Lovely story
Lovely, funny & sad.
Makes me want to buy a camper an & travel through France whilst I still can.
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- Maggie Rose
- 04-03-22
Uplifting!
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!
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