The Grand Tour

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This vivid story of campervans, stowaways and mischief at any age is essentially about families: the ones you have and the ones you make. When Ruby and Angela embark on a Grey Nomads road trip, the last thing they expect is a tiny stowaway; one who will turn them from unsuspecting tourists into wanted kidnappers and land them in a world of trouble. As their leisurely retirement plans unravel, Angela' s relationship with her brother Bernard goes from bad to worse. Bernard has his own problems to contend with. Adrift in life, his career as a news presenter has been reduced to opening fetes and reading Voss as an audio book (a seemingly impossible task). His troubles are compounded when his wife starts dating a younger man and a drink-driving incident turns him into a celebrity offender. As Angela and Ruby set about repairing burnt bridges and helping their unexpected guest, and Bernard attempts to patch together his broken life, they discover that even after a lifetime of experience, you' re never too old to know better. A warm, funny, sharply observed story about aging disgracefully and loving the one you' re with. PRAISE ' Laugh out loud funny. If you love characters of a certain age behaving very, very badly - read this book. ' Victoria Purman, bestselling Australian author of The Land Girls' A great debut novel packed with crazy characters, this is an entertaining story of growing older and coming up trumps. ' Tricia Stringer, bestselling author of The Model Wife' Olivia Wearne' s compelling and witty novel unveils the frailties and passions of a complex array of characters. . . The perfect book to take on your own Grand Tour. ' - Jane Coverdale, author