It took me a while to get into this book and I certainly had little sympathy in the beginning for Missy. All that changed however as the book progressed.
The story begins when we first meet Missy. She is 79 years old, her husband is gone, her son and family live in Australia and she has fallen out with her daughter. She is sad and lonely and not really coping. As events take over and her situation changes chapters from the past are introduced and we find out exactly how much she has to deal with.
By the end I was reaching for the tissues and I carried on thinking about Missy and her friends and relations for a long time after I had closed the book. This is a debut novel which is very well worth reading. It took me a while to get into this book and I certainly had little sympathy in the beginning for Missy. All that changed however as the book progressed.
The story begins when we first meet Missy. She is 79 years old, her husband is gone, her son and family live in Australia and she has fallen out with her daughter. She is sad and lonely and not really coping. As events take over and her situation changes chapters from the past are introduced and we find out exactly how much she has to deal with.
By the end I was reaching for the tissues and I carried on thinking about Missy and her friends and relations for a long time after I had closed the book. This is a debut novel which is very well worth reading.
The story begins when we first meet Missy. She is 79 years old, her husband is gone, her son and family live in Australia and she has fallen out with her daughter. She is sad and lonely and not really coping. As events take over and her situation changes chapters from the past are introduced and we find out exactly how much she has to deal with.
By the end I was reaching for the tissues and I carried on thinking about Missy and her friends and relations for a long time after I had closed the book. This is a debut novel which is very well worth reading. It took me a while to get into this book and I certainly had little sympathy in the beginning for Missy. All that changed however as the book progressed.
The story begins when we first meet Missy. She is 79 years old, her husband is gone, her son and family live in Australia and she has fallen out with her daughter. She is sad and lonely and not really coping. As events take over and her situation changes chapters from the past are introduced and we find out exactly how much she has to deal with.
By the end I was reaching for the tissues and I carried on thinking about Missy and her friends and relations for a long time after I had closed the book. This is a debut novel which is very well worth reading.