It goes along interestingly as the characters try to work their way through their problems but then the plot thins rather than thickens and we descend into farce. Millie who is supposed to be 83, drugs someone (no spoilers) escapes from somewhere, rides a stolen bike for miles in the dark and goes off on a caper with the 16 year old daughter. I have a lot of elderly aunts and I know that no matter how healthy and spry they might be at 83 none of them or their friends would be capable of doing all the things Millie does, at least not without prolonged periods of bed rest inbetween the antics!
I think bits of this are meant to make you laugh aloud but I didn't. I do feel though that there was a good light but believable book trying to get out where we get the intertwined stories of all the family, not just the hijinks of 2 of them.
Overall, I think this was a good read although I wasn't blow away. The author did a great job at her first novel.
I think bits of this are meant to make you laugh aloud but I didn't. I do feel though that there was a good light but believable book trying to get out where we get the intertwined stories of all the family, not just the hijinks of 2 of them.
Overall, I think this was a good read although I wasn't blow away. The author did a great job at her first novel.