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When husband and wife GP team, Doctors Alan and Heather Winterbottom, decided to retire after forty years at the Netherwood practice Alan's father started years before, the idea of retirement meant different things to both of them. Alan wanted to bring his father's vegetable garden back to the way it was; Heather wanted to travel, with the Greek Islands on her radar. She could feel that she and Alan were drifting apart until finally, when their daughters, Tilly and Sarah, and Sarah's husband Rav
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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 t ...more
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 t ...more
Finally taking down their shingles after 40 years, local GPs Heather & Alan Winterbottom are selling their practice & retiring gracefully. Unfortunately, the couple have completely different ideas about what this new life will look like. Alan wants to hunker down & perfect his vegetable garden, while Heather wants to travel & do many of the things she missed out on when she was a young woman, & she wants to do them now when they are relatively young & physically fit. She had been hoping that the
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Enjoyed this book a lot. It is an incredibly honest and revealing story about issues faced by aging people, including stress due to retirement, physical ailments and mental anguish.
Loved the travel aspect as well � envious and inspired.
Loved the travel aspect as well � envious and inspired.
Joanna Nell does it again. She has such a winning formula with her characters. I absolutely loved reading about Heather's dilemma once she and her husband retire from their GP practice. It seems that they are out of sync. Her husband wants to become self sufficient and she wants to travel to Greece.
What ensues is a fun adventure. Had me smiling at many stages throughout. ...more
What ensues is a fun adventure. Had me smiling at many stages throughout. ...more
Such a light hearted story which was very easy to read. It did remind me so much of the movie Shirley Valentine.
Oct 09, 2023
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