Live, Laugh, Love

The Silver Ladies Seize The Day by Judy Leigh is a most charming contemporary novel. It is part of the Silver Ladies series but can be read as a stand-alone.

I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces. The Silver Ladies are all seventy plus, with the eldest at nearly ninety-two. They know how to live, laugh and love. They support each other throughout all of life’s ups and downs. They are an eclectic mix, as are the other villagers too but they all know how to practice hospitality to the deserving.

We see that everyone has their own battles to fight. The past can be a hostile place. We need to learn from it but not live in it.

A character has devoted her life to teaching. The result is that so many of the villagers have been taught by her and love her, as they fondly remember the years spent in her classroom. But she has regrets. A chance arises to put the past to bed – but does she really want to face it?

Another character is missing her husband of over fifty years (he suddenly died before the book opened). Much of her life is now spent at his graveside as she has many monologues with him. “She wished she could believe he was close by.” The pain is tangible but should she lock away the rest of her life? A blast from the past may be just the kickstart to new life that she needs.

A young mother has a crisis of identity. She loves her daughter but feels frumpy and tired. It takes the support of a village to restore her self-worth.

I love the inclusion of Dangerous Dave. As his name suggests, he is very accident prone!

The whole book is very charming. There is much love and humour too. The hand of friendship is extended everywhere. Everyone needs love, friendship and laughter.

As ninety-two-year-old Cecily says:

 “The best that we can be is kind, considerate and full of forgiveness.”

I absolutely adored The Silver Ladies Seize The Day and cannot wait for more from Judy Leigh.

I received a free copy via Rachel’s Random Resources for a blog tour. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.

JULIA WILSON

The Silver Ladies Seize the Day

You’re never too old to fall in love…again!

Cecily Hamilton is months away from her ninety-second birthday. She’s lived life to the full, choosing work over romance, friendship over love. And now she has a host of silver-haired friends living nearby, ready to fill her time with picnic lunches, prosecco and cheer!

Cecily thought she was content. She thought her cup was full…

But when the granddaughter of Cecily’s first and only love arrives on her doorstep, claiming that her grandfather, Eddie, is still in love with Cecily after all these years, Cecily wonders if there might be room for a little romance after all. Especially since, one by one, her friends keep falling head over heels for old flames and new.

Can the oldest silver lady of the bunch really hope for her own second chance at love? Is it finally time for Cecily to seize the day?

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Author Bio –

Judy Leigh is the bestselling author of Five French Hens, A Grand Old Time and The Age of Misadventure and the doyenne of the ‘it’s never too late’ genre of women’s fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset.

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