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The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village
- An Uplifting Tale of Love and Friendship
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village
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Summary
A moving, funny, heartwarming tale of love and friendship, for anyone who loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Keeper of Lost Things and Three Things about Elsie.
It's never too late to grow old disgracefully....
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. The highlight of Peggy's day is watching her neighbour Brian head out for his morning swim.
Peggy 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.
Can she channel her 'inner Helen Mirren' and find love and friendship in her twilight years?
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- Ms J. Anderson
- 24-02-19
An amazing read
I loved this book and didn't want it to end. Having looked after my mum for years, there were so many parallels that either made me laugh out loud whilst at the same time brought me to tears. I listed on audio and my mum read it and we both loved it. Funny, happy, sad and poignant.
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- Dog lover
- 30-01-19
A must listen
What a wonderful,funny,realistic story,I had to listen at every possible moment. I thoroughly recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-12-22
Loved it!
Very funny, also quite touching in many parts but a good read about the foibles of mature living.
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- Judith Sharman
- 26-08-22
A totally blissful discovery!
It was a joy to discover this gem of a book. Superb storytelling and reading. 5his is a book that will make you laugh out loud and cry gently in sympathy. A must-read for all reaching their later years and for their progeny!
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- K.M83
- 15-11-21
Feel good, laugh out loud listen.
Absolutely loved it, a feel good, laugh/smile out loud. A definite curl up with a hot cuppa & listen/read from cover to cover
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- helen
- 19-06-21
Good for easy listening
Unfortunately some areas felt overly drawn out and frustrating to listen to, ended up skipping forward often.
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- C. M. Willson
- 20-08-20
Great story
Laugh out loud moments along with a peak at life after work! I loved it especially Peggy’s misappropriation of words. A feel good book
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- Susanh
- 07-06-20
Lovely story, shame about narrator.
A really lovely story of friendship and ageing. Sadly the narrator’s strident, and at times, hysterical voice detracted from the story itself. At times I felt I couldn’t listen to her voice any more but I wanted to know what was happening to Peggy and Angie so gritted my teeth and ploughed on. Perhaps a book better read than listened to.
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- Sue
- 13-03-20
A book staring very elderly people! How refreshing!
The age of invisibility for elderly women has undeniably increased over the past decade, but it is still the fact that the over 75’s are largely seen as frail and vulnerable. This lovely story debunks that line without romanticising the challenges of aging. I loved it!
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- mary
- 26-09-19
A little bit different. Loved it.
Brilliantly written and read.
Made me feel less scared about getting old. 😂
Friendships are vital and can be as good, if not better than family.