Many thanks to NetGalley, Henry Holt & Company, and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest novel by a favorite, Laurie Frankel, with the audiobook wonderfully narrated by Becky Ann Baker. All opinions in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Pepper Mills is 77, and after a car accident, her children moved her into the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, TX. She wasn't thrilled, but eventually she makes wonderful new friends and even falls in love. Then she starts feeling unwell and learns that she is pregnant. Pepper has some big decisions to make, and the world is watching.
I’m a huge fan of anything that Laurie Frankel writes. I appreciate how she takes a relevant issue and makes you think about all the different sides. While this premise is pretty wild, Frankel gives a reasonable-ish way that it could have occured so that it never felt completely out of the realm of possibility. Frankel writes characters that feel so relatable and multidimensional. I listened to the audiobook and loved the narration but also found myself then laughing out loud many times while wearing earbuds – the humor is just spot on. Pepper was such a fantastic character – trying to live her best life, going along with her children’s wishes within reason, and still living life on her terms. While it centers around the theme of women’s rights, the exploration of relationships as we age, from partners to friends to children and grandchildren was wonderful. Highly recommended!
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