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If you are in for a fun mid-life read , look no further!
This is my second book by Helga Jensen and it will not be my last for sure! I love the fact that Helga uses mid-life characters in her books, a person I can relate too as I myself am a mid-life person too! She shows that life does not stop when you reach that age, but life can still be very fun and interesting. Sandy shows this to us! She is in for a change, not right away in the beginning of the book, but a little further on. We first learn about her life, her daughter Hannah, her ex-husband Paul, her neighbor friend Debbie and the area she lives in. When Sandy sees an advert of a houseboat in a canal in Amsterdam she cannot stop thinking about it, unfortunately that houseboat is sold but the real-estate agent Gerrit tells her about another houseboat in his portfolio which is for sale. . Debbie's husband Nigel is a bit sceptic about Sandy purchasing the houseboat and says that it's not called B.O.A.T. for nothing: Bring Out Another Thousand. But Sandy doesn't care and she closes the deal on the houseboat and she starts to declutter her house and has a kind or garagesale for her belongings
In Amsterdam she meets her friendly houseboat neighbor Abe, who is more than willing to help her get around, who takes her to the Sunday market and makes her lovely hot-chocolate. But Abe has Beatrix so she obviously does not want to interfere.
Sandy's neighbor from Wales comes over and the two of them have the best of time. As a person living close to Amsterdam I could totally see where they were going and the fun they had strolling through Amsterdam and visiting the museums.
On the last day of her stay with Sandy they throw a party for all the houseboat neighbors which ia great succes. somewhere in the book Sandy say's I'm glad I spent most of my partying time in the Eighties. I mean, the music was a lot better then, for a start. I can so relate to that!
If you are in for a fun mid-life read , look no further!
C = 8 |A = 8 | W = 9 | P = 8 | I = 8 | L = 8 | E = 9 | Score 8,29 = 4 stars
In Amsterdam she meets her friendly houseboat neighbor Abe, who is more than willing to help her get around, who takes her to the Sunday market and makes her lovely hot-chocolate. But Abe has Beatrix so she obviously does not want to interfere.
Sandy's neighbor from Wales comes over and the two of them have the best of time. As a person living close to Amsterdam I could totally see where they were going and the fun they had strolling through Amsterdam and visiting the museums.
On the last day of her stay with Sandy they throw a party for all the houseboat neighbors which ia great succes. somewhere in the book Sandy say's I'm glad I spent most of my partying time in the Eighties. I mean, the music was a lot better then, for a start. I can so relate to that!
If you are in for a fun mid-life read , look no further!
C = 8 |A = 8 | W = 9 | P = 8 | I = 8 | L = 8 | E = 9 | Score 8,29 = 4 stars
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