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’A brilliantly original and enchanting tale’ Sun
‘Wonderful characters make this a great read’ Good Housekeeping
‘Truly unique…unforgettable’ Woman’s Weekly
‘Warm, romantic and different, in the very best way’ Katie Fforde, Sunday Times bestseller
‘I absolutely adored it!’ Ruth Hogan, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
May Rosevere … Sunday Times bestseller
‘I absolutely adored it!’ Ruth Hogan, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
May Rosevere has reached the grand old age of one-hundred-and-ten, thanks to several slices of toast with butter every morning, a glass (or two) of port, and the wonders of the Cornish sea air – or so she tells everyone.
But there’s much more to May than her remarkable age. She has a secret. One that no one has ever discovered …
Praise for 59 Memory Lane
‘Wonderfully different and enchanting…A reading treasure trove of delight’ Love Reading
‘Anderson has woven more than a hint of magic through the pages’ Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain
‘I haven’t felt so happy sad at the door closing on characters I’ve come to love in a long time’ Jules Wake
‘An absolute gem of a book’ Sue Fortin, USA Today bestseller
‘A rich, warm and enchanting read, stuffed full of wonderful characters that I felt, by the end, I knew like my own neighbours’ Anna Stuart
‘So warm and engaging, with witty and relatable characters I was rooting for every step of the way’ Leah Mercer
‘Scrumptious!’ Julie Vince
‘I defy anyone not to fall in love with this delightful cast of characters, or to be drawn into their compelling, if complicated, lives’ Jenni Keer
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I defy anyone not to fall in love with this delightful cast of characters, or to be drawn into their compelling, if complicated, lives.
So warm and engaging, with witty and relatable characters I was rooting for every step of the way.
A rich, warm and enchanting read, stuffed full of wonderful characters that I felt, by the end, I knew like my own neighbours.
An absolute gem of a book.
I haven’t felt so happy sad at the door closing on characters I’ve come to love in a long time.
Anderson has woven more than a hint of magic through the pages.
May has lived to 110 years but she finally realises the price. Her penchant for others treasures has an impact on them.
I didn’t know what to expect when I picked up this book. Intriguing and unexpected right to the end.
Beautifully written
I found it uncomfortable. Very sad –did not want to read a book about two elderly women in decline
I enjoyed this book. Just felt homey.
I liked it. It was imaginative and fun.
Loved it.
Such a delightfully different book. May is a 110 year old woman who has a special “talent” that has helped her live to her ripe old age in the beautiful coastal Cornwall village of Pengelly. She desperately wants to live to 111, but is she willing to do so at the expense of others? Julia is her octogenarian neighbor who she doesn’t particularly get along with at the onset of the book. Andy and his little daughter, Tamsin, live next door to May and look in on her often. Emily is Julia’s granddaughter who currently works in NYC, but who comes home to visit her grandmother. Their lives become intertwined in the most interesting way. There are several other amazing locals to Pengelly who are equally delightful to get to know. This story has an almost magical quality to it in more ways than the one most obvious. The book ends with you wanting more … and luckily, there is more available in the second book of the series, The Cottage of Curiosities.
Just didn’t care for the whole premise. It’s time to let go at 110 yrs.old. !
The story was full of characters tied together by 110 year old May. The characters are intertwined with their lives in interestingways over a number of years. A surprise at the end which solved a long time mystery.
Slow and boring….
The characters were good, and the dialogue was believable. I could visualize the area and the places the author described. The story did bog down a bit with May’s constant inner ‘struggle’, knowing that she was actually harming her nemisis turned friend, but doing it anyway. She was a strong character, and actually made a difficult but admirable decision at the end of the book. There is a set up for another book to follow, and I will probably get it, just to see what happens with the characters.
Loved the character May but the whole story was a little too unbelievable
Loved how the characters intertwined. Creative and such a unique twist for May. A great easy read that makes you want more.