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Sal had always been the career woman and had devoted her life to being a magazine editor. She'd had a few relationships but had never married. Her spending had been, er, free so when first losing her job and then a further major problem hit she had nothing to fall back on. Life looked very bleak. There was a bombshell for Laura too. She and Simon had been married for twenty five years and it was on their silver wedding anniversary that he told her he was leaving her for a younger woman.
Ella's marriage had ended too, but her husband had been killed in a train crash just a few years before. She'd clung on to their house because of the memories but one of her daughters and ''her'' husband were pressing her to downsize and make some distributions to avoid inheritance tax. That sounds so much better than just wanting a handout, doesn't it? Claudia was a teacher but was finding herself increasingly sidelined by younger colleagues who were, of course, so much more in tune with modern technology. Her husband, Don, was keen to move to the country and this could help with the problem of Claudia's aging ageing parents. Claudia's not keen - the 'country' sends shivers down her spine - but will it suit Don either?
It took me a little while to get into the story and to begin with I did wonder if it was goig to be a little on the long side at over five hundred pages, but Maeve Haran has such a wonderful grasp of what it's like to be in this age group that I couldn't put it down. I've lost count of the number of times that I've been told that 'sixty is the new forty', but I don't know who it's fooling. The body isn't what it was - but Haran has some wonderful words of wisdom about forgetfulness and even night-time visits to the loo and sex. She catches too the pressure from younger generations - the subtle (or not-so-subtle) comments about their parents being the generation who are monopolising the property market and who had it easy so far as jobs were concerned. If you're in the age group then you'll be nodding your head wisely - if you're not, then it's a perfect snapshot. A darned-good read.
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