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Before the Daisies Grow (Capers of the Glamour Grans #1)
by
Micki Street
Toss the bloomers, get a bikini wax and slip into a thong: life begins at sixty!
When sixty-something Dotty and her two friends accept an invitation to a holiday on a west African island, they have no idea their host Lucas is a drug lord using them as cover. Nor does Dotty have any idea that her new acquaintance, the delicious Major Ramsey Milestone, has an ulterior motive,...more
When sixty-something Dotty and her two friends accept an invitation to a holiday on a west African island, they have no idea their host Lucas is a drug lord using them as cover. Nor does Dotty have any idea that her new acquaintance, the delicious Major Ramsey Milestone, has an ulterior motive,...more
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The description above tells you all you need to know about the basic premise of the book. This sounded like a fun comedy romp, and indeed the plot had plenty of scope for much hilarity as the three British OWLs (or Old White Ladies as they have been dubbed) get themselves into a difficult situation they are blissfully unaware of. I could suspend my disbelief and accept that, as savvy as they could be, they would buy into such a trip and be conned in the way they were. However the plot line wasn'...more
4.5*
I knew when I read the poetic prologue of this book I was going to enjoy it. I call these types of books my ‘pink and fluffy’ reads…….. They are the escapes that have me laughing out loud, groaning in horror and dabbing my eye with a tissue. They are feel good books and brilliant to lighten any dark mood and make me forget about real life for a while…. I don’t read them often enough!!
These women are spunky!!! It’s not often you hear phrases like ‘Oh, Miss Negativity, he’ll phone. I feel it i...more
I knew when I read the poetic prologue of this book I was going to enjoy it. I call these types of books my ‘pink and fluffy’ reads…….. They are the escapes that have me laughing out loud, groaning in horror and dabbing my eye with a tissue. They are feel good books and brilliant to lighten any dark mood and make me forget about real life for a while…. I don’t read them often enough!!
These women are spunky!!! It’s not often you hear phrases like ‘Oh, Miss Negativity, he’ll phone. I feel it i...more
Before the Daisies Grow
Capers of the Glamour Grans Book One
By Micki Street
Three women in their sixties decide it is time to go on Holiday, after much debate and consideration taking into account the message from Dotty’s deceased husband through the make shift Ouija Board, they all decide to travel to Zanzibar. But when Dotty meets a handsome stranger in a bar who tells her all about the fun she can have in Brazzina the plan soon changes and they are off to this West African Island for some fun i...more
Capers of the Glamour Grans Book One
By Micki Street
Three women in their sixties decide it is time to go on Holiday, after much debate and consideration taking into account the message from Dotty’s deceased husband through the make shift Ouija Board, they all decide to travel to Zanzibar. But when Dotty meets a handsome stranger in a bar who tells her all about the fun she can have in Brazzina the plan soon changes and they are off to this West African Island for some fun i...more
Before the Daisies Grow is a rollicking adventure of three grannies. Being sixty-something does not stop Dotty from wanting to have some fun, along with her willing accomplices and friends for life, Wilma and Nora. They plan a camping trip to Africa, only to be bamboozled by an unscrupulous man they believe to be a travel agent...from here, the delightful and madcap situations the three friends embark upon are certain to entertain and surprise any reader who thinks that old age is a deterrent to...more
The island of Brazzina becomes the destination of three delightful a-bit-over-middle-age ladies in search of a holiday.
Micki Street concocts a thriller that develops in a most enjoyable way – for the reader if not necessarily the characters.
The story is quite believable, even though we may have to stretch our minds about half a centimeter. To this add very good descriptions that may produce heat stroke, profuse sweating or even hunger and, of course, at least a .
I wish everyone has the energy o...more
Micki Street concocts a thriller that develops in a most enjoyable way – for the reader if not necessarily the characters.
The story is quite believable, even though we may have to stretch our minds about half a centimeter. To this add very good descriptions that may produce heat stroke, profuse sweating or even hunger and, of course, at least a .
I wish everyone has the energy o...more
This is exactly what the English do best, we produce eccentric characters like the ladies featured in this novel and we love them because they do what they want when they want. And if something goes wrong, then they'll deal with it in their own unique way. And I can only wish that if I live to be in my sixties then I want to be like the women featured in this story because they take risks and that invariably leads to adventure, so life is never boring.
This book is about three best friends, who d...more
This book is about three best friends, who d...more
There are a lot of characters to get your teeth into in this book. The leading characters are English as “Apple crumble and cream, and a celebratory glass of port.” Hooray! Hooray! The ladies get more than they’ve bargained for. The comedy is driven by the antics the ladies get up to or want.
This is a kind of novel to read while winding down on the holiday on the beach. Get ready to laugh because some of the things the ladies get up to will make your hair curl.
This is a kind of novel to read while winding down on the holiday on the beach. Get ready to laugh because some of the things the ladies get up to will make your hair curl.
Before the Daisies Grow is a belly-laugh-a-minute read about three 60-something ladies on holiday in Africa. Their travel agent is a drug lord; their benefactor is a drug buster! It's Golden Girls on steroids!
This book made me laugh! It reminded me of my mother, who happens to be named Wilma, and her friends!
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Cheers - Micki
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