What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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rather than going into "old folks" home, they creat their own home [s]
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Jennifer
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Jan 10, 2011 07:13PM
This book takes place in Oregon and is written by an author from Oregon (Portland, I think). I think it might have been written in the late 90s. I think I read it in 1998. A group of spunky older folks live together and do some unconventional things (for the elderly). The state and maybe their family members would rather they live in a nursing home or the like, but they refuse and they live life to the fullest. It was a really fun book to read and I think was great commentary about our expectations of older folks. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
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I think I know this one! It was a very good read if its not. 
Eighty-year-old George Castor promised he would never let his best friend Ralph die alone at the Silver Gardens Nursing Home—but Ralph passed on while George was away fishing. Distraught, guilt-stricken and seeking redemption, George buys a broken-down mansion in Looking glass, Oregon, paints it fire-engine red, and begins searching for other old folks to share it with him
That is EXACTLY it!! Oh, thank you so much- you have made my day!
