Synopsis
A delightfully heartwarming and funny story that proves it’s never too late to change the habits of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Hazel Prior and Maddie Please.
Something old, something new, something stolen…?
Gina Knight is looking forward to the prospect of retirement with her husband of forty-three years. Until, to her surprise, said husband decides he needs to ‘find himself’ – alone – and disappears to Santa Fe, leaving divorce papers in his wake.
Now Gina needs a new role in life, not to mention somewhere to live, so she applies for the position of Companion to elderly Dorothy Reed. At eighty-three, ‘Dot’ needs someone to help her around the house – or at least, her family seems to think so. Her companion’s first role would be to accompany Dot for a week-long extravagant wedding party.
But when Georgina arrives at the large Norfolk estate where the wedding will take place, she quickly discovers Dot has an ulterior motive for hiring her. While the other guests are busy sipping champagne and playing croquet, Dot needs Georgina to help her solve a mystery – about a missing painting, which she believes is hidden somewhere in the house.
Because, after all, who would suspect two old ladies of getting up to mischief?
Author Bio
Kate Galley writes UpLit and Bookclub fiction full of heart and humour. The older generation are at the centre of her stories and are usually wrapped up in a mystery.
She lives with her family in Buckinghamshire and works part time as a mobile hairdresser in the surrounding Chiltern villages.
In her spare time she crochets blankets, knits jumpers and also disappears into her workshop to play with kiln formed glass.
Kate is the author of The Second Chance Holiday Club – which has been optioned for TV – and The Golden Girls’ Road Trip.
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My Review
Old Girls Behaving Badly by Kate Galley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Old Girls Behaving Badly by Kate Galley is a quick, fun read.
Gina finds herself recently on her own as her husband left her suddenly. She takes a job as a companion to an older woman. The job develops into a caper as the lady wants Gina to help her solve a mystery.
The story is engaging and cute. It is not truly fraught with tension or danger but manages to be entertaining, nonetheless. I found myself chuckling several times at the cheeky dialogue.
Despite an apparently light storyline there are also deep themes of loss, love, identity, family and the power to reinvent yourself at any age.
The story ends in a way that leaves it open for other books about Gina and Dorothy. I would happily read a sequel.
Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood book for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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