At the heart of the novel is 74-year-old Pearl Calder, a woman who has thrown away her past and kept it a secret from her daughters. But as Pearl confronts her own mortality, she begins to understand what her dead husband, Henry, has...
Older women
- Author:Buffie, ErnaSummary:
- Author:Thomas, RosieSummary:
Une grandiose histoire d’amour, de perte et de pardon. L’arrivée de Ruby, une adolescente troublée, provoque un tourbillon dans la maison d’Iris Black, sa grand-mère de 82 ans. Fuyant la relation tendue qu’elle entretient avec sa mère,...
- Author:Miller, K. D.Summary:
Linked short stories based on the paintings of Alex Colville and haunted by supernatural elements.
- Author:Craig, JenniferSummary:
After losing her job and learning she might also lose her house because of a bad investment, Jess, a fiercely independent and hilariously wry BC grandma, resorts to growing pot in her basement to make ends meet. She then has to juggle...
- Author:Snyder, CarrieSummary:
Girl Runner is the story of Aganetha Smart, a former Olympic athlete who was famous in the 1920s, but now, at age 104, lives in a nursing home, alone and forgotten by history. For Aganetha, a competitive and ambitious woman, her life...
- Author:Snyder, CarrieSummary:
Aganetha Smart, a former Olympic athlete was famous in the 1920s, but now, at age 104, lives in a nursing home, alone and forgotten by history. When her quiet life is disturbed by the unexpected arrival of two young strangers, Aganetha...
- Author:Friedan, BettySummary:
Struggling to hold on to the illusion of youth, Friedan wrote, we have denied the reality and evaded the new triumphs of growing older. We have seen age only as decline. In this powerful and very personal book, Betty Friedan charted her...
- Author:Craig, Elizabeth SpannSummary:
When psychic (and hubcap retailer) Wanda Alewine pays a late-night visit to Myrtle Clover, she urges the octogenarian sleuth to head straight to Greener Pastures Retirement Home. But Wanda doesn't want Myrtle to consider the Home's...
- Author:Craig, Elizabeth StannSummary:
Cosette Whitlow is a society matron — if tiny Bradley, North Carolina has one. She kindly volunteers for all the town's charities, but isn’t nearly as kind to her own family, neighbors and friends. In fact, Cosette is emphatically...
- Author:Baumbich, Charlene AnnSummary:
The fourth book in the series finds the residents of Partonville preparing for a festive Thanksgiving dinner at the local church. Amid assigning duties and preparing recipes, everyone tries to ignore bossy acting mayor Gladys McKern....
- Author:Baumbich, Charlene AnnSummary:
Enjoy the humorous and true-to-life adventures of 87- year-old "youngster," Dorothy Wetstra, in this highly engaging sequel to Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? (K1050). Reflecting the pace, the memories and the friendships...
- Author:Baumbich, Charlene AnnSummary:
The holidays are coming and a plan to build a mini-mall has some residents in a tizzy. It'll take some shrewd negotiating and a little help from the Big Guy upstairs for Dorothy to set this one right.
- Author:Baumbich, Charlene AnnSummary:
Partonville marks its centennial plus thirty--by arguing over the best way to celebrate it. Meanwhile, the acting mayor is trying to change a vital part of the town square (but it's always been that way!) and a newcomer named Katie...
- Author:Baumbich, Charlene AnnSummary:
In Partonville, a tiny southern Illinois farming town, 87-year-old Dorothy Jean Wetstrs is the self-proclaimed town matriarch. She'sa regular in the main street cafe, where she helps herself to doughnuts and gossip. And she'...
- Author:Dallas, SandraSummary:
Two miner's daughters from Butte, Montana, Effa Commander and Whippy Bird, now restauranteurs, reveal the truth behind the scandalous Love Triangle murder, a crime that involved their childhood friend, May Ann Kovacks--aka...
- Author:March, EmilySummary:
Betrayed by those she trusted, Lili decides she's put her career first for too long. She sells her practical sedan, buys a travel trailer, and heads to Eternity Springs for a summer of rest, relaxation, and reassessment as the newest...
- Author:Parr, DeliaSummary:
A widow with family far away, 51-year-old Emma fills her loneliness by caring for her boarding house guests and sharing her own special blend of wisdom and humor. One stormy night, a rap at her door interrupts her musings. The 80-year-...
- Author:Craig, Elizabeth SpannSummary:
When Beauty Box beautician Tammy Smith is discovered with a pair of hair shears in her back, there are suspects and secrets aplenty in her small Southern town. Octogenarian Myrtle Clover, bored by bingo and bridge, is intrigued by the...
- Author:Craig, Elizabeth SpannSummary:
It’s just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover — until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn’t cut and dried; the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle’s garden gnomes....
- Author:Craig, Elizabeth SpannSummary:
When octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter’s dead body during a book club meeting, the other members seem shocked. But Myrtle can read between the lines. Naomi had riled everyone up by flirting with other people’s...