Kathleen is eighty years old and
lives independently in her seaside cottage in Cornwall. After an altercation
with an intruder, Kathleen’s daughter Liza questions whether she should move her
into residential housing. What octogenarian Kathleen craves is one last hurrah,
and she sets about arranging it.
Liza is so stressed with daily family life, so the last thing
she needs is her mother jetting off on a wild holiday.
Unemployed Martha needs to change her life, her family see
her as a failure and so when she sees Katherine’s advert for a driver and
companion to share an epic road trip across America with, she decides this job
might be the answer to her prayers. She's not the world's best driver, but
anything has to be better than living with her parents.
As these women embark on the journey of a lifetime, they all
discover it's never too late to start over.
This was a really enjoyable read –
it took me a little time to get into it, but when I did I felt I bonded with
the characters. These three woman are all at crossroads in their lives and each
one has their hang up with life which made them feel so relatable and human!
I must admit, my favourite part of
the book was following Liza’s story – initially I thought she was a bit of a
control freak and a little bullish, but then when you get to know her you
realise that she’s just like the rest of us, and wants the best for the people
she loves.
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