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The Silver Ladies Do Lunch: THE TOP 10 BESTSELLER Kindle Edition

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When Lin, Josie and Minnie left Miss Hamilton’s class at Middleton Ferris County Primary School, sixty years ago, they could only dream about what the future had in store for them. The one thing they knew for certain was that their friendship would thrive.

Years later and life hasn’t always been kind. Josie is still mourning the loss of her beloved husband Harry a year after his sudden demise. Lin is hoping to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary with husband Neil, but he’s suddenly keeping secrets and telling her lies, so she’s suspecting the worst And as for Minnie, well she loves her life in Oxford academia, but with no family to call her own, she sometimes wonders if the sacrifices were all worthwhile.

So, when the ninety-year-old Miss Hamilton – or Cecily as she lets them call her now – glides gracefully back into their lives on her glamorous purple mobility scooter, the ladies are in need of inspiration and fun. And over their regular lunches, the friends start to dream of leaving the past in the past and embracing the future, because there’s nothing you can’t achieve with good friends at your side.

Judy Leigh is back with the perfect blend of fun and friendship, capers and caring. The perfect feel-good story for all fans of Dawn French, Dee Macdonald and Cathy Hopkins.

Readers love Judy Leigh:

‘I have been a fan of Judy's work for quite a while now. I love the way in which she writes such fun, feel good, heart-warming and uplifting stories.’

‘The Golden Oldies’ Book Club is an entertaining read, written with warmth, humour and a message not to let chances slip by. Themes of friendship, community and navigating life and its opportunities run throughout.’

‘A lovely warm read about family and closeness. This author never disappoints, always a joy to find one of her books which I haven’t read.’

‘Such a good read. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and their lives as we are gradually introduced. It's refreshing to have a cast of older characters in the lead - reminds everyone that life isn't over when you reach middle age and beyond.’

‘A captivating cosy read written with warmth and humour—friendship, emotion, love, joy, and laughter are abundant throughout the pages of this wonderful story.’

Praise for Judy Leigh:

‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda Dickinson

'Lovely . . . a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy' Cathy Hopkins{::} bestselling author of The Kicking the Bucket List

'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life… a wonderful escapade’ Fiona Gibson

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Thank you for visiting my books.

I write uplifting novels about living life and loving it, with many of my characters being in their golden years. My stand-alone stories take place in a variety of inspirational and colourful settings, from a typical Somerset village to lively Paris, to a beautiful Mexican coastal resort.

The central characters are older people who are full of fun and mischief, who have adventures, find love, lose love, make wonderful friends and discover the true meaning of happiness. There is much laughter, sometimes a few tears along the way, but always there will be the joy of celebrating each moment in life and living it to the full.

My novels offer readers many smiles and the chance to make new friends between the pages. I hope you enjoy sifting through the titles and synopses.

Sending you my warmest wishes,

Judy


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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BSSSRB5M
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boldwood Books (June 2, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 2, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1445 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1801623759

Best Sellers Rank: #30,222 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #51 in Women's Humorous Fiction
- #198 in Later in Life Romance (Books)
- #204 in General Humorous Fiction

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Hello. Thanks for visiting my page. It's so nice to meet you.

I'm Judy Leigh. I've lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently I live in Somerset. After teaching theatre, writing lyrics for a punk band and setting up Shakespeare Festivals, I completed an MA in Professional Writing. Since then, I have been writing novels and having the time of my life doing it.

I write stories that feature characters of all ages, but focus on the lives of older people.

These novels celebrate communities, fun and friendship, love and the power of laughter, the belief that everyone should have another chance at happiness.

I also write under the name of Elena Collins, my grandmother. These are dual timeline historical stories, slightly spooky. Writing in this genre gives me the opportunity to focus on history, injustice and the lives of women then and now. Please take a look at my Elena Collins author page. I love writing in this genre and I hope you'll enjoy the stories...

I also write cozy crime. The Morwenna Mutton 'Seal Bay' series is set in a beautiful coastal town in Cornwall, and Morwenna is a sixty-something sleuth who works in a library and the family tearooms, cycles everywhere, swims in the sea whatever the weather and gets into mischief solving local crimes. Please check out these books - they are so much fun to work on.

When I'm not writing, I'm often on the beach or on the moors, walking, doing yoga or travelling in the camper van. I'm a Reiki healer, a vegan, an interpreter of dreams and an animal lover. I have two black cats and I enjoy sunshine, conversation, laughter, travelling, live music, theatre and football.

I hope you'll join me soon between the pages of a book!

Sending warmest wishes. x

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Carole

The Silver Ladies do lunch

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024

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Another great read by this author! I so enjoyed the story line & the characters. The fact that there was a mixture of humor, sadness & happiness all wrapped up in the lives of the people of the small town made it interesting reading. Thank you Judy & I look forward to reading another book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023

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It's an engaging book with relatable characters and well described scenes. Minnie is my favourite for her fierce independence and approach to life.

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024

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Good book, good read.

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Not up to her standard

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023

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I usually love Judy Leigh's books, read them more than once, and look forward to each new one that comes out. Sadly, although the overall story was interesting, the telling seemed slow and repetitive.
Did the inspiring teacher teach only for one year? And was that year the only one that cohort of students were together?
Memorable teachers create memorable years, and we look back at those with fondness, but we remember our classmates for all the years we spent together, not for just those singular ones.

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pinktwinklesprite

Mixed feelings. Slow start, wonderful ending.

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023

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My mixed feeling for this book midway through were settled by the ending. I was frustrated with some of the characters in this story such as Florence, Minnie, Lin, and at times even Josie. The way Florence handled the paternity of her child frustrated me to no end but by the end I very much understood why she did that even if I do believe there should have been consequences for him. It is really like real life in that the man gets off scot free leaving a woman to deal with the backflash. I thought Lin was just genuinely stupid most of this book, or had 70+ years of undiagnosed ADHD. I mean, is there a cook anywhere that horrible? Don't answer that. Her image of Neil and then thinking of his "betrayal" really made her out to be the most insecure woman in the book. It was kind of obvious that he was doing a "thing" for their 50th anniversary. Minnie was just boring to read about. I'm glad she's narcissistic level smart, but I really didn't care how she would spend her days. Also why didn't Miss Hamilton do for Tina what she had done for Minnie in regards for pushing their POS father to get her into primary school as well? She was supposedly Tina's teacher the year after Minnie. Minnie was so self absorbed it took her 60 years to realize that her success basically screwed her sister for the rest of her life in a sense.
The Harvest Festival was a riot! George gained my rage quickly with Josie and she made me so frustrated by being very nice to him. He really was a misogynist in this book. The ending was actually amazing and saved my rating from being 3 stars. The little moment between Charlotte and Florence at the end was very nice and I'm glad that Lin, who couldn't even boil an f-ing egg, was able to make a full Caribbean feast for half the village. In her house.

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The Silver Ladies Do Lunch

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024

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It was a very entertaining book. It featured a small town, with people who had been together since grade school. They all had their problems, but were able to take care of them with the help of each other. And their lunch group involved the whole town, in the end!

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Kathy

Great read! couldn’t put it down!

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023

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This book is such a wonderful example of friends, family and neighbors who all need each other and because of that need, they are so good to each other. In times of trouble, pain, illness, etc, the good people of this small village have each other for support and that is exactly what they need. Recommended to anyone who likes a good, wholesome book with characters just like you and me who need good people in their life.

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024

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A touching tribute to lifelong friends and widowed struggles. Being happy as a single senior and finding platonic partnerships to combat the pain of being alone after losing your life partner.

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Sew Delighted

Judy Leigh never disappoints

Reviewed in Canada on June 29, 2023

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When you look for a good book that gives hope and happiness to seniors all of Judy Leigh’s books never disappoint.

marian

A good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2024

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It's a brilliant book to lose yourself in. You don't have to do a lot of thinking about it. It just flows nicely. It's about long friendship. And a village life we would all like to live in.

Tania 59

Good

Reviewed in Australia on January 31, 2024

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Good light hearted read

Angie

Nostalgia of days gone bye

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 29, 2024

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Enjoyable. Thought provoking made you remember those days of your youth, and how important friends are as we get older.

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