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Author
Publisher
Center Point Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A military nurse in Bora Bora during the summer of 1942 finds herself drawn to a mysterious soldier until they witness a horrible crime and he is redeployed, leaving her seeking the truth about what happened for 60 years.
Author
Publisher
Hansen House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When you're a geriatric armed with nothing but gumption and knitting needles, stopping a sorcerer from wiping out an entire dragon-fighting organization is a tall order. No one understands why 83-year-old Edna Fisher is the Chosen One, destined to save the Knights from a dragon-riding sorcerer bent on their destruction. After all, Edna has never handled a magical weapon, faced down a dragon, or cast a spell. And everyone knows the Council of Wizards...
204) [Rec]
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
Description
A beautiful, young TV reporter and her crew cover the night shift at the local fire station. When the station receives a call from an old lady trapped in the her apartment, the reporter and crew decide to ride along. Once the building is sealed off, the news crew, firefighters, and residents all become trapped inside, and with the camera running, nothing may survive but the film itself.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Seventy-nine-year-old Martha Anderson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank: she has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting lifestyle. Along with her four oldest friends--otherwise known as the League of Pensioners--Martha decides to rebel against all of the rules imposed upon them.
Author
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Florrie Butterfield -- eighty-seven, one-legged, and of cheerful disposition -- believes there can't be any more surprises in life. Yet one evening, there's an accident at Babbington Hall -- the adult residence where she lives -- so shocking and strange that Florrie is suspicious; is this really an accident? Or is she being lied to? Is she living alongside a potential murderer? In her efforts to learn the truth, Florrie is forced to look back on her...
209) Hammers and homicide
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While running the hardware store she owned with her husband, a recently widowed sexagenarian discovers the body of a land developer in her shop's bathroom and works with her adult daughter and a neighboring shop owner to uncover the murderer.
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"We are in the midst of a longevity revolution. And that's particularly true for women: Women can expect to live five years longer than men. A 50-year-old woman can expect to live another 35 years, on average. Women comprise 80% of centenarians, now the fastest growing segment of the world's population. But despite these incredible statistics showing how women are living longer, women are not living well. Women typically spend the last 14 years of...
Author
Publisher
Suma de Letres
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Billie, Mary Alice, Helen y Natalie han trabajado durante cuatro décadas para el Museo, una exclusiva red de asesinos. Sin embargo, ahora las consideran «de la vieja escuela» y, como la tecnología importa más que la inteligencia, ya nadie valora su talento. Cuando las invitan a un crucero para celebrar su jubilación, estas no tardan en darse cuenta de que se han convertido en objetivo de la Junta del Museo, que ha ordenado eliminarlas. Es así...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Emily Westhill runs the best donut shop in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, alongside her retired police chief father-in-law and her tabby Deputy Donut. But after murder claims a favorite customer, Emily can't rely on a sidekick to solve the crime--or stay alive.
Author
Series
Nonna Maria series volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Nonna Maria sets out to clear her goddaughter's name and uncover the checkered past of an unidentifiable victim in this transporting mystery"--
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press, a BookSparks imprint a division of SparkPointStudio, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The author, host of a nationally syndicated radio show, relates the story of her friend, centenarian Lucille Fleming, and the joy of their friendship.
While writing a book on longevity, Gaman interviewed Lucille Fleming, who had recently turned 100. What began as a quick meeting became a lasting friendship that transformed into an inseparable bond. Together, the two began living life to the fullest-- and the very first lesson Fleming ever taught...
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Four not-so-old seniors have moved in together in a Florida home. They share the house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Dorothy's main goal is to find a companion she can relate to, while her mother, Sophia loves to tell "Picture this" type of stories. Rose is a little corny, but lovable never-the-less, and Blanche spends her time courting every man she can lay her hands on. All these fiesty seniors have either been divorced or widowed...
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