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  • The Golden Girls' Getaway

  • The Seaside Girls, Book 2
  • By: Judy Leigh
  • Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
  • Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (123 ratings)

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The Golden Girls' Getaway

By: Judy Leigh
Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
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Summary

The most uplifting audiobook you’ll listen to this year!

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....

Funny, joyful and with a spring in its step that reminds you to live every day like it’s your last. Judy Leigh has once again written the perfect feel-good novel for all fans of Dawn French and Cathy Hopkins.

©2021 Judy Leigh (P)2021 Boldwood Books

Critic reviews

"Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting." (Miranda Dickinson)

"Lovely...a book that assures that life is far from over at 70." (Cathy Hopkins, best-selling author of The Kicking the Bucket List)

"Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life...a wonderful escapade." (Fiona Gibson)

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Heartwarming, sensitive and hopeful

An easy read, a heartwarming and sensitive book, giving hope to us all over 60s and an insight to those under that age that life is never over to the day it ends. Beautifully written.

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Very Enjoyable

Lovely story about the importance of friends and companjonship. Demands nothing of you, other than to listen. Leaves you with a good feeling and a reminder to reach out.

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Light Hearted

An easy read that some could relate to.
Enjoyed but not a book I’d say I loved.

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moving, funny and very surprising!

love this book, have listened to a lot of books over lockdown but this was something different. I will listen again when I need cheering up.

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Disappointing

I enjoyed the older characters but was a bit boring and over flowery for me I love descriptive language but a bit too much and not enough to keep the story interesting

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Sweet story

A sweet story, gently written. It’ll make you laugh and cry. Well narrated. I want to hear more about these 3 amazing women.

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Escape into a lovely place

This was such a lovely easy listen, the narrators voice was so pleasant and I felt that I could actually see what they were showing me.

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Funny & uplifting

Refreshing different perspective of ageing, and you are never too old to have adventures
First book I have read by this author but will definitely explore more
A real feel good read

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would love a trip like this

delightful story enjoyed every minute especially like the girls after covid would be just great to do

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Life in the third age Ladies

Loved from start to finish the narration was perfect makes you want to motor home round UK

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