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Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year
'Laugh-out-loud funny but also thought-provoking, heart-warming and uplifting' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderfully witty and wise, funny and poignant... Made me want a gap year too!' Fiona Gibson It's never too late for the adventure of a lifetime . . . Heather Winterbottom has worked side by side with her husband as GPs in their idyllic rural practice for over forty years. But as the time comes to hang up their stethoscopes, the Winterbottoms discover that they have rather different visions of retirement . . . Heather dreams of exploring the Greek Islands, of escaping the shackles of her routine life and embracing an exciting new adventure. Alan dreams of growing his own vegetables. ...
The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker
As the wife of retired ship's doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner - gown, tiara, runners - and regales her fellow passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury. But now Henry is missing, and it is up to Evelyn to find him. The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker is a love letter to the memories we make over the course of a lifetime, and how the heart remembers what matters, even when the mind has long forgotten. 'Whip-smart dialogue, humour and sarcasm add a whole new dimension to Mrs Henry Parker and her last voyage. A heart-warming story, extremely well written and highly addictive' Sun Herald **Contains BONUS chapters from Joanna's latest heartwarming and hilarious novel, The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital**
The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital
The heartwarming and hilarious bestseller by the author of treasured novels, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village and The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home The Marjorie Marshall Memorial Cafeteria has been serving refreshments and raising money at the hospital for over fifty years, long after anybody can remember who Marjorie Marshall actually was. Staffed by successive generations of dedicated volunteers, the beloved cafeteria is known as much for offering a kind word and sympathetic ear (and often unsolicited life advice) as for its tea and buns. Stalwart Hilary has worked her way up through the ranks to Manageress; Joy has been late every day since she started as the c...
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Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year
Heather Winterbottom has worked side by side with her husband as GPs in their idyllic rural practice for over forty years. But as the time comes to hang up their stethoscopes, the Winterbottoms discover that they each have rather different visions of retirement. Heather dreams of exploring the Greek Islands, of escaping the shackles of her routine life and embracing an exciting new adventure. Meanwhile, Alan dreams of growing his own vegetables. When things come to a head at a family lunch, Heather announces that she has decided to take a year off. From her old life, from her marriage - from Alan. Alone in beautiful Greece, Heather embarks on her very own odyssey - complete with peak experiences, pitfalls and temptations. But what if coming home is the biggest adventure yet?
Mrs Winterbottom nimmt sich eine Auszeit
Eine herrlich witzige Lektüre über zweite Chancen, Liebe und Freundschaft – voller Wärme und Lebensweisheit Endlich frei! Endlich reisen! Nun könnte dieser Traum wahr werden. Nach vierzig Jahren hängen Heather und ihr Mann Alan das Stethoskop an den Nagel und übergeben ihre Arztpraxis an einen Nachfolger. Schon lange hat Heather davon geträumt, die griechischen Inseln zu erkunden und aufregende Abenteuer zu erleben. Doch Reisen steht nicht auf Alans To-do-Liste. Er will sein eigenes Gemüse anbauen und den Haushalt neu organisieren – Pech nur, dass er von beidem so gar keine Ahnung hat ... Irgendwann reicht es Heather. Sie begibt sich allein auf ihre ganz eigene Odyssee durch Griechenland, mit vielen zauberhaften Erlebnissen und amourösen Versuchungen – bis Alan auftaucht, und beide erkennen, dass es für einen Neuanfang nie zu spät ist.
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The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home
The joyous, charming and utterly irresistible new novel from the author of mega-bestseller The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village At nearly ninety, retired nature writer Hattie Bloom prefers the company of birds to people, but when a fall lands her in a nursing home she struggles to cope with the loss of independence and privacy. From the confines of her 'room with a view' of the carpark, she dreams of escape. Fellow 'inmate', the gregarious, would-be comedian Walter Clements also plans on returning home as soon as he is fit and able to take charge of his mobility scooter. When Hattie and Walter officially meet at The Night Owls, a clandestine club run by Sister Bronwyn and her do...
