Meet Lucy, aged 25, and Brenda, aged 79. Neighbours, and unlikely friends.
Lucy Baker is not your usual 25-year-old. She is more at home reading and knitting in her cluttered little flat than going out partying and socialising.
79-year-old Brenda is full of wise and wonderful advice, but when she's diagnosed with dementia her life begins to change. Before her memories slip away for ever, Brenda is desperate to fulfil one last wish - to see Lucy happy.
Gifting Lucy the locket that helped Brenda find her own true love, she hopes to push her reticent neighbour in the right direction. But is Lucy Baker ready for the opportunities and heartbreaks of the real world? It's about time she put her knitting needles aside and found out...
The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker will be the most charming, heart-warming and feel-good novel you will read this year, perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan and Gail Honeyman.
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(Avon, 10 January 2019, 309 pages, ebook, copy from @AvonBooksUK via # NetGalley)
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It reminded me a lot of The Age of Misadventure by Judy Leigh. I sometimes read quite dark fiction and it's good to step into the light every once in a while. I totally loved Lucy and Brenda, their friendship made me feel all warm and fuzzy. I loved the way the author tackled Brenda's dementia. My Nan had dementia and it was quite bad at the end. The author does a very sensitive job of writing about this. At times Brenda reminded me of my Nan. I got upset reading a few times and had to stop because it felt so real which shows what a great job the author did. This is a great felt good book and well worth a read.
