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The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village

An Uplifting Tale of Love and Friendship

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A moving, funny, heartwarming tale of love and friendship, for anyone who loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Keeper of Lost Things and Three Things about Elsie.

It's never too late to grow old disgracefully....

The life of 79-year-old pensioner Peggy Smart is as beige as the décor in her retirement village. Her week revolves around aqua aerobics and appointments with her doctor. The highlight of Peggy's day is watching her neighbour Brian head out for his morning swim. 

Peggy dreams of inviting the handsome widower - treasurer of the Residents' Committee and one of the few eligible men in the village - to an intimate dinner. But why would an educated man like Brian, a chartered accountant no less, look twice at Peggy? As a woman of a certain age, she fears she has become invisible, even to men in their 80s. 

But a chance encounter with an old school friend she hasn't seen in five decades - the glamorous fashionista Angie Valentine - sets Peggy on an unexpected journey of self-discovery. 

Can she channel her 'inner Helen Mirren' and find love and friendship in her twilight years?

©2018 Joanna Nell (P)2018 Hachette Australia Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Funny Comedy Feel-Good Heartfelt Witty Village
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Very funny, also quite touching in many parts but a good read about the foibles of mature living.

Loved it!

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I loved this book and didn't want it to end. Having looked after my mum for years, there were so many parallels that either made me laugh out loud whilst at the same time brought me to tears. I listed on audio and my mum read it and we both loved it. Funny, happy, sad and poignant.

An amazing read

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Brilliantly written and read.
Made me feel less scared about getting old. 😂
Friendships are vital and can be as good, if not better than family.

A little bit different. Loved it.

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The age of invisibility for elderly women has undeniably increased over the past decade, but it is still the fact that the over 75’s are largely seen as frail and vulnerable. This lovely story debunks that line without romanticising the challenges of aging. I loved it!

A book staring very elderly people! How refreshing!

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Absolutely loved it, a feel good, laugh/smile out loud. A definite curl up with a hot cuppa & listen/read from cover to cover

Feel good, laugh out loud listen.

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