Description
When Lin, Josie and Minnie left Miss Hamilton’s class at Middleton Ferris County Primary School sixty years ago, they could only dream about what the future had in store. The one thing they knew for certain was that their friendship would thrive. Years later, life hasn’t always been kind. Josie is still mourning the loss of her beloved husband Harry a year after his sudden death. Lin hopes to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary with her husband Neil, but he’s suddenly keeping secrets and telling lies, and she suspects the worst. Minnie loves her life in Oxford academia, but with no family to call her own she sometimes wonders if the sacrifices were worthwhile.
So when the ninety-year-old Miss Hamilton — or Cecily, as she lets them call her now — glides gracefully back into their lives on her glamorous purple mobility scooter, the ladies are in need of inspiration and fun. Over their regular lunches, the friends start to dream of leaving the past behind and embracing the future, because there’s nothing you can’t achieve with good friends at your side.
Judy Leigh is back with the perfect blend of fun and friendship, capers and caring. The perfect feel-good story for fans of Dawn French, Dee Macdonald and Cathy Hopkins.
Endorsements
'An entertaining read, written with warmth, humour and a message not to let chances slip by. Themes of friendship, community and navigating life and its opportunities run throughout.' — The Golden Oldies' Book Club
'Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting.' — Miranda Dickinson
'Lovely... a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy.' — Cathy Hopkins
'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life… a wonderful escapade.' — Fiona Gibson