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A carregar... Heading Over the Hill (edição 2020)por Judy Leigh (Autor)
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Growing old disgracefully and having a grand old time... Billy and Dawnie may be in their seventies, but that won't stop them taking chances or starting again. Their grown-up children have families and lives of their own, so now it's Billy and Dawnie's turn, and a life near the sea in Devon beckons. But the residents of Margot Street (or Maggot Street as Dawnie insists on calling it), don't quite know what to make of their new neighbours. Billy's loud, shiny and huge Harley Davidson looks out of place next to the safe and sensible Honda Jazz next door, and Dawnie's never-ending range of outrageous wigs and colourful clothes, means she's impossible to miss. As new friendships are formed and new adventures are shared, Billy and Dawnie start winning their neighbours' affection. And when life teaches them all a terrible lesson, the folks of Margot Street are determined to live every day as if it's their last. Judy Leigh returns with a soul-warming, rib-tickling, timeless tale of true love, true friendship and happy-ever-afters. Praise for Judy Leigh: 'Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting' Miranda Dickinson 'Lovely ... a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy' Cathy Hopkins bestselling author of The Kicking the Bucket List 'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life... a wonderful escapade' Fiona Gibson, bestselling author of The Woman Who Upped and Left. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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With a light touch and a neighborhood of madcap characters, the warm-hearted motorcycle enthusiasts, Billy and Dawnie, who have given their rambling family home over to their daughter and her extending family, set out to find the home of their dreams on the seaside to settle into as empty-nesters eager for a new beginning as just two. Or, so they think. But first there is a hiatus along the way down the highway toward that goal in the form of a bleak row house in Margot Street ("Maggot" Street, as Dawnie prefers). Soon, perhaps despite themselves, they become friends with their new neighbors, even the most resistant ones, and developing those human ties that bind us to place when that place may not be the place of our heart's desire.
Heading Over the Hill is the kind of feel-good novel that back-of-the-book covers invariably describe as "uplifting." There are no real surprises in it, but there are enough zany characters who take turns doing the unexpected to provoke lol moments.
My favorite scene in the novel is a girls' night out pub birthday celebration about which I will only say this. Treat yourself to an interactive experience and go to YouTube to play the original artist performances of all the golden oldies mentioned. Doing so may be the best part of your reading experience and your lasting memory of it.
Author, Judy Leigh, has produced a number of humorous "geriatric" novels capable of producing smiles in readers regardless of age. Enjoy! ( )