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Title: The Golden Oldies' Book ClubAuthor: Judy LeighFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: Boldwood BooksPublication Date: 6th December 2022Rating: 4 Stars
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Title: The Golden Oldies' Book Club
Deep in the Somerset countryside, the Combe Pomeroy village library hosts a monthly book club.
Ruth the librarian fears she’s too old to find love, but a discussion about Lady Chatterley’s Lover makes her think again.
Aurora doesn’t feel seventy-two and longs to relive the excitement of her youth, while Verity is getting increasingly tired of her husband Mark’s grumpiness and wonders if their son’s imminent flight from the nest might be just the moment for her to fly too. And Danielle is fed up with her cheating husband. Surely life has more in store for her than to settle for second best?
The glue that holds Combe Pomeroy together is Jeannie. Doyenne of the local cider farm and heartbeat of her family and community, no one has noticed that Jeannie needs some looking after too. Has the moment for her to retire finally arrived, and if so, what does her future hold?
From a book club French exchange trip, to many celebrations at the farm, this is the year that everything changes, that lifelong friendships are tested, and for some of the women, they finally get the love they deserve.
Judy Leigh is back with her unmistakable recipe of friendship and fun, love and laughter. The perfect feel-good novel for all fans of Dawn French, Dee Macdonald and Cathy Hopkins.
I enjoyed the four parts the book was split into, mimicking fhr four seasons of the apple harvest,
For the book is focused on apples and cider production in particular, which was rather interesting.
At its heart is had a group of women who are all friends and in a book club together, all initially going through a hard time and being unsure what their next stages of life my bring.
My favourite section of the book is the trip to the town that Combe Pomeroy is twinned with.
Speaking of twins, Jeannie's grandchildren are living with her and I loved how they came into their own and had so many great ideas.
And then there is Jeannie's mum, who had me groaning almost every time she spoke - for she is constantly telling jokes (I'd say ranging from dad jokes to Christmas cracker jokes), to give you an idea of the humour involved in them.
I almost feel like this needs a companion joke book full of Violet's jokes, in addition to seeing which ones didn't make the cute.
It must have taken a great deal of research, to manage to locate an appropriate joke for pretty much any topic of conversation.
An enjoyable year spent in Somerset learning all about cider.
Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Thank you, Rachel. I'm glad you enjoyed the book. Sending warmest wishes.
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