The Old Ducks Club by Maddie Please #Review

 

Today we have another sun-filled romcom from Boldwood Books. The Old Duck's Club by Maddie Please was published on May 18th. 

Sophia Gregory is fading away…

Recently split from her married lover and about to turn sixty, Sophia doesn’t recognise the old woman staring back at her in the mirror. Where has her life gone so wrong? How has it come to this? A quiet holiday in beautiful Rhodes is the perfect chance for her to find herself again. 

Until she meets the Old Ducks!

Bold and brash, Juliette, Kim and Anita are three friends who are determined not to grow old gracefully – and they are Sophia’s worse nightmare! But when Sophia is made an honorary member of The Old Ducks’ Club, she begins to discover a new side to life. Dancing and drinking till dawn Sophia starts to shake off her grey, drab old life and finds the fun side to living again!

And when she meets her gorgeous Greek neighbour, Theo, she thinks that maybe, if she’s just a little braver, she can learn to spread her wings again....

It’s never too late to teach an Old Duck new tricks!

A rip-roaring, laugh out loud story about the importance of friendship and always, always having fun! Perfect for fans of Judy Leigh and Dee Macdonald.

 My Thoughts

This was lots of fun to read- a real light-hearted trip across to sunny Rhodes. The central characters are all quirky and larger than life and intent on growing old 'disgracefully'. I enjoyed seeing how Sophie learnt so much about herself and what she wanted for her retirement and it certainly wasn't a closing down of her horizons. There is humour and romance to be found in abundance.

    It is quite refreshing to read a book which features older characters in such a positive way. I also enjoyed the glimpses you got of their lives back in Britain. Going away enabled them to step out of the roles which their families and friends were putting them into and to live for themselves, just for a few weeks. Friendship is of course centre stage throughout and you felt the genuine affection between them all. Theo's family also are a source of great humour. They seemed to pop up throughout the story and know exactly what has been going on! 

In short: You are never too old to change...

About the Author

Maddie Please is the author of four bestselling romantic comedies, having had a career as a dentist and now lives in rural Devon where she enjoys box sets, red wine and Christmas. She will be taking a new direction in her writing for Boldwood with joyous tales of older women – the first of which The Old Ducks’ Club will be published in May 2021.

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Book link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Maddie Please, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

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