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She may be 86, but Rosie is not ready to give up on life yet. After being arrested, she goes to stay with her Grandson Nick in his cottage on the Isle of Wight. Following a failed relationship, his life has fallen into a quiet routine, but Rosie insists that life is for living and sets about helping him find love, while Nick helps Rosie solve a family mystery.It was lovely to see an older character featured in such detail, and the interaction between Rosie and Nick was really heart warming. Alan...
Chewing gum for the brain.A wet flannel of a book.A tea and fairy cakes book for dusty (not glamorous) grannies.A good alternative for insomniacs who don't want to take drugs to sleepFor readers who want to experience what a real coma feels like.A dull, stilted load of tedium for the non-discerning reader.In a word: piffleMy first zero rating for a book.Ps. I found this book. Thought it was lost. Read it and realised it was deliberately thrown away.
i really loved this book..i love rosie...the book made me wonder how i should be when i grow old even though i have too many evergreen days to cherish...i even love the place where the story takes placethe first time i saw the book i exepected it to be about some girl of my age...when i got to know that rosie was grandmom i was totally disappointed...but as i went on this rosie seemed to be younger than me!!!
This adorable English novel follows an old lady who wants to live life to its fullest every day, beginning the day she is arrested. Rosie is a believable, yet hilarious character. She has crazy ideas of how best to invest money, what constitutes a practical car purchase, and even family. Her brilliant grandson, Nick, is just trying to keep his life in order amidst all the chaos. Three stars for a fun fiction story that reminds us all to live a little while we can.
I always enjoy Alan Titchmarsh’s books as they are so pleasant to read. This one was set on the Isle of Wight which I know very well which made reading it more of a pleasure. The story tugged at my emotions at times as the elderly lady Rosie reminded me of my own mum, sassy and determined to live her life her way without interference from family members. The ending unfortunately was sad and I found it hard not to cry. I will certainly be reading more from this author again.
I thought this was a pleasant little story, with likeable characters, a slight bit of intrigue, and a suitable ending. In other words, not a real meat & potatoes kind of book, but well written and entertaining.
An absolutely charming story, I was hooked. An incredibly memorable set of people, Victoria was delightful. I never newTitchmarsh did fiction.
The protagonist dies at the end as expected, yet this was one of the best feel-good stories I've ever read. The story has a lively plot and a buoyant character Rosie an eighty-five years old lady, who is old by age but a youth at heart. She feels as effervescent as twenty-five years old and lives her life to her heart's content. Her behaviour, however, upsets her daughter in law which makes Rosie stay with her grandson Nick, a middle-aged man. Being an artist, he has his own problems to make a l...
Isle of Wight, 2004.Nick (39) is a painter,has just separated from his girlfriend.His two sisters, Sophie and Alice, travel the world.His parents, Derek and Anne,are divorced.Derek travels a lot and nobody knows what he does for a living.One day London police call Nick-they have arrested his grandmother for making a protest at the Russian embassy.Rosie is 87,born in St Petersburg in early 1917 and brought to England.She is a widow living alone.But now Anne,her daughter-in-law, wants to put Rosie...
I'm reading this book at the moment, chapter 7. I'm kinda shocked with all the opposite reviews honestly, some give it 5 stars, some if possible would give it zero( I believe if they could, they would give it negative). I believe this book can give you some enthusiasm to live your life fully if you need that. If you are already happy and have an exciting life, maybe you find it boring, that the book doesn't have much to offer!This may change after I finish the book!
3.5 starsThis book was recommended to me by my grandma. And it really is a book you'd find on your grandma's shelves. It's nothing groundbreaking but it's easy to read, sweet and uncomplicated. It did what it set out to achieve, just not something for an 18 year old like myself.Some scenes were quite outdated, especially the one where Rosie makes fun of the women's liberation movement for the sake of "comedy".
This was a lovely light read and uplifting, just what was needed whilst recovering from a hip operation, as indeed ‘Rosie’ was. As well as being a great gardener Alan Titchmarsh is also a really good story teller. This story in particular was gently and sympathetically told and also inspiring. Thank you Alan, more like this please.
Loved the book What a determined lady who was going to stop living even though her daughter had tried to go in to care.Makes me realise how often we don't do something because of our age Loved the grandson and how he went looking for her past and took the time to listen and not just pass her off Humour was excellent and I loved it . Refreshing
Review:I had forgotten that I had read this book many years back.I tried hard to remember and what I do remember is that I didn't mind reading it.Therefore,This book is okay. Nothing stuck for me. But I guess that's perfectly okay. And it is what it is: a perfectly-okay book. Forgettable, but okay.
I have surprised myself and my family by reading and finishing this book by Alan Titchmarsh. However, I found it to be an enjoyable book with several storylines to follow, which reached a happy conclusion.
