Heading Over the Hill
by Judy Leigh
The perfect funny, uplifting read for 2020
Growing old disgracefully and having a grand old time…
Billy and Dawnie may be in their seventies, but that won’t stop them taking chances or starting again. Their grown-up children have families and lives of their own, so now it’s Billy and Dawnie’s turn, and a life near the sea in Devon beckons.
But the residents of Margot Street (or Maggot Street as Dawnie insists on calling it), don’t quite know what to make of their new neighbours. Billy’s loud, shiny and huge Harley Davidson looks out of place next to the safe and sensible Honda Jazz next door, and Dawnie’s never-ending range of outrageous wigs and colourful clothes, means she’s impossible to miss.
As new friendships are formed and new adventures are shared, Billy and Dawnie start winning their neighbours’ affection. And when life teaches them all a terrible lesson, the folks of Margot Street are determined to live every day as if it’s their last.
Judy Leigh returns with a soul-warming, rib-tickling, timeless tale of true love, true friendship and happy-ever-afters.
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Growing old disgracefully and having a grand old time…
JENA’S REVIEW
Heading Over The Hill by Judy Leigh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Author Judy Leigh has done it again! This is her fifth stand-alone book. Her first four books have hundreds of sunny reviews. Readers have enthused about the “warm”, “funny”, “positive”, “uplifting”, comfort reads that she has created. Most readers rave about the lovable characters. There’s really not much more for me to add—I loved this book, I loved the characters and the setting, and yes, I will catch up with the first four books as quickly as I can.
Billy and Dawnie roar into a small village near Devon on their Harley. They are in their 70’s. Billy is a huge block of an Irishman, and Dilly is a wild bohemian in colorful clothes and wigs. Although their neighbors are quaking, Billy and Dawnie have a sweet reason for moving to Margot St. They are in their 70’s, and “looking for the perfect home, their happily ever after place.” A place where they can find peace and quiet. Their kids are grown, and Billy has a secret reason why he needs peace. Their plan is to find a quiet cottage by the sea, with enough room for motorcycles and drum kits.
One by one their neighbors get to know Dawnie and Billy and learn to love them. All except one couple, Malcom and Gillian. Everyone else blossoms when Dawnie and Billy give their neighbors a “properly good time.” (Many good times, actually.) Dawnie and Billy know that life may be ordinary, but it’s also precious. Sadness mixes with fun as the two find themselves and spread their own form of joy. “It’s a new phase but it’s a glorious one.”
I adored this cozy and gentle read with its lovely set of characters- each one will cast a spell over you. Dilly is 86 and her son Vinnie, is a sweet and sheltered 52, looking for his own happily-ever-after Lester and Ursula are charming, and Aude and Sylv and their budgie are good fun. The setting by the sea adds to the enjoyment and creates the meaning and feeling of the book.
Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for an advance digital review copy. This is my honest review.
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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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