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The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village

By: Joanna Nell
Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
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Joanna Nell's life-affirming debut is a moving, funny, heartwarming tale of love and community in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Grace and Frankie.

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. Following a very minor traffic accident, things have turned frosty with her grown-up children, and she is afraid they are trying to take away her independence. Noticing her memory isn't what it used to be, Peggy is taking ever more inventive steps to cover up her dwindling faculties.

The highlight of Peggy's day is watching her neighbour Brian head out for his morning swim. She 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.

©2018 Joanna Nell (P)2018 Hachette Australia Audio Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Funny Village Feel-Good Heartfelt Witty Comedy
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Must admit I almost returned this book after 3 chapters but decided to plow on. It wasn't a bad read, certainly relatable when I remembered my own mothers demise.

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Very amusng and poignant and oh so true. Hated having to finish the adventures of the ladies. and gentlemen.

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The plot not very engaging but I think it’s the fault of the reader. Very ponderous reading with equal emphasis on everything - so that asides and subtle wit lost its humour and the main character sounded whiny.

Reader didn’t do justice to the author

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this was a lovely enjoyable book. Easy,funny and a little romantic. Imagined my mothers retirement village

Enjoyable

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Fun and interesting seniors have several adventures. Good narration. A feel good book and I enjoyed it

Fun

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