For the last few years I have been reading quite a lot of books where the romantic leads are a bit older than those featured in a lot of books. I have read a ton of books by Maggie Christensen, quite a few by British authors Judy Leigh and Julia Jarman and more. Now, I can add Elora Canne to that list.
Welcome to Pelican Grove, a small village where a group of friends regularly come together for coffee, cake, gardening and yoga. Within the group there are many different personalities, and they must navigate the curly questions around finding love later in life, having new neighbours which includes a big cat, and more.
Part of the reason that I enjoy reading books with later in life romance is that it it true that I am much closer in age to 60 than I am to 30. It's just a fact of life I'm afraid. I also had to wait a very long time to meet my lovely husband. I was 46 and had been on my own for a very long time, so I relate to the challenges that face you when you are meeting someone. However, I think it is fair to say, there are some feelings that are universal when it comes to thinking about anyone new at any age. Will anyone like me? Is it too soon/late? What will my family think? And there's certainly some of those same insecurities that travel with us throughout our whole life. These are the kind of questions that the author examined in the pages of this book!
This is a lovely paced, gentle read, filled with relatable observations about life, love and the universe. I did have to laugh at one of the relatable observations. At one point a couple goes on a date and they are choosing what to have and one says to the other, we can get that but you will have to eat all the ice cream. My husband doesn't like ice cream, so it is a conversation that we have quite regularly!
This is Elora Canne's first fiction book and I wanted to give a shout out to the way that she operates on social media, her organisation of this blog tour and more. And a special shout out to the cover designer of this book! It's super cute. Happy release day Elora!
I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted at The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews. Be sure to check out other stops on the tour shown below. Thanks to Elora Canne for the review copy.
About the Book:
Love & Laughter (and other disasters)
Life in Pelican Cove is about to be disrupted when felines and big feelings move into the neighbourhood, along with the newcomers.
Meryl starts having unsolicited feelings for local yogi, Louis, aka Captain Underpants. She valiantly fights the moral dilemma of falling in love ‘at her age.’ However, she's secretly enjoying the new experience, until her grown-up daughter casts doubt in her mind.
In a spontaneous act of defiance, Meryl decides to engage in the friendship of a secret admirer, Gardening Pop, via a local gardening forum as well. They share misguided messages of blooms as their friendship blossoms.
Meanwhile, Louis, Captain Underpants, finds himself in a love triangle of his own, when yogi, Glenda, makes her move on him. Glenda elicits the help of her close friend, Antoinette, and the two go off on a relationship101 Girls Only Weekend Getaway. There, they literally stumble upon sizzling trail guide, Andy. Soon, Glenda discovers she has no need to poach Louis after all.
Will Meryl still be interested in Louis' suave moves? Or, has Gardening Pop plucked at her heartstrings?
This laugh-out-loud romcom novella brings out the best and the worst in the people of Pelican Cove, in a tangle of love and laughter, and other disasters.
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This is beautiful Marg, thank you.
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