Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year
Joanna Nell
Reviewed by Helen
I loved this one so much, I am a huge fan of Joanna Nell and I am sure every book she writes just gets better, this one is witty, emotional and heartwarming, come along and meet Alan and Heather Winterbottom as they start their retirement, it was hard to put down once I arrived in Netherwood.
Alan and Heather have been GP’s working together in their rural practice for forty years and it is time to let someone else take over and retire, they have two daughters who are enjoying their lives, it is time now for them. Heather dreams of exploring Greece before it is too late but it appears that Alan wants to grow organic vegetable, such different wants, can they work through this?
When Heather losses a dear friend and is left a book The Odyssey by Homer to read the pressure builds for her to make her dream come true and if Alan will not join her then she decides to take a gap year and do the things she wants to, it is time. Arriving in Greece the adventure starts on the island of Cephalonia, here Heather throws herself into doing things that she has never done before, experiences she will never get again but there is also temptation, but her family are never far from her thoughts.
There are so many laugh out loud moments in this story Joanna Nell has such a way with words, she brings her characters to life, they are so real I could feel everything Heather was going through, yes it was sad at times as well, but a brilliant story, retirement is not always what it should be.
This is one that I highly recommend, will Heather and Alan sort their lives out after all of their years together? A must read, fun, witty and filled with emotion, a must read.
Thank you Joanna Nell for sending me a copy.
Alan and Heather have been GP’s working together in their rural practice for forty years and it is time to let someone else take over and retire, they have two daughters who are enjoying their lives, it is time now for them. Heather dreams of exploring Greece before it is too late but it appears that Alan wants to grow organic vegetable, such different wants, can they work through this?
When Heather losses a dear friend and is left a book The Odyssey by Homer to read the pressure builds for her to make her dream come true and if Alan will not join her then she decides to take a gap year and do the things she wants to, it is time. Arriving in Greece the adventure starts on the island of Cephalonia, here Heather throws herself into doing things that she has never done before, experiences she will never get again but there is also temptation, but her family are never far from her thoughts.
There are so many laugh out loud moments in this story Joanna Nell has such a way with words, she brings her characters to life, they are so real I could feel everything Heather was going through, yes it was sad at times as well, but a brilliant story, retirement is not always what it should be.
This is one that I highly recommend, will Heather and Alan sort their lives out after all of their years together? A must read, fun, witty and filled with emotion, a must read.
Thank you Joanna Nell for sending me a copy.
5 stars
November 1, 2023 by Hachette Australia
