A Grand Old Time — Judy Leigh

''Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting'' Miranda DickinsonA funny and heartwarming debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French.Evie Gallagher is regretting her hasty move into a care home. She may be seventy-five and recently widowed, but she''s absolutely not dead yet. And so, one morning, Evie walks out of Sheldon Lodge and sets off on a Great Adventure across Europe.But not everyone thinks Great Adventures are appropriate for women of Evie''s age, least of all her son Brendan and his wife Maura, who follow a trail of puzzling text messages to bring her home.When they finally catch up with her, there are shocks in store . . . because while Brendan may have given up on life and love, Evie certainly has not.''Lovely . . . a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy'' Cathy Hopkins, bestselling author of The Kicking the Bucket List