The Golden Girls' Getaway by Judy Leigh #Review#BoldwoodBloggers

 

We're off again with Judy Leigh on a road journey with a difference. The Golden Girl's Getaway was published by July 7th by Boldwood Books.

It has been a long and lonely year for neighbours Vivienne, Mary and Gwen. All ladies of a ‘certain age’, their lockdown experience has left them feeling isolated and alone. They are in desperate need of a change.

Things start to look up however, when Gwen comes up with a plan to get them out of London by borrowing a motor home. In no time at all the ladies are on the road – away from the city, away from their own four walls, and away from their worries.

The British countryside has never looked more beautiful. As they travel from Stonehenge to Dartmoor, from the Devon and Cornish coasts to the Yorkshire moors, gradually the years fall back, and the three friends start to imagine new futures with no limitations.

And as their journey continues and their friendships deepen, and while the seaside views turn into glorious mountains and moors, Mary, Vivienne and Gwen learn to smile again, to laugh again, and maybe even to love again. Now they can believe that the best is still to come…

 My Thoughts

This is a lively story, featuring three older characters who set out on a journey of a lifetime. It is full of humour and life, with some hilarious episodes and also poignant moments. Set in a world which has just emerged from the restrictions of the Pandemic, it feels full of verve and excitement.

    Vivienne, Mary and Gwen have led largely separate lives in their own flats within the same building. This journey establishes them as firm friends as they find out more about each other. The three women are such a contrast and they all have their own stories to tell. Their past weighs down on them as they have each had a loss in different ways. The places they travel to in their motor home and the people they meet adds colour and at times, humour to the story. This is a fun and entertaining read, showing older characters getting on with their lives in a generally positive fashion.

In short: Fun and laughter in spades

About the Author

Judy Leigh is the bestselling author of Five French Hens , A Grand Old Time and The Age of Misadventure and the doyenne of the ‘it’s never too late’ genre of women’s fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset.

 

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Book link: Amazon UK  

Thanks to Judy Leigh, 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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