The Silver Ladies of Penny Lane: An absolutely hilarious feel-good novel

Light-hearted and very entertaining, this is such a feel-good read! Tess and Orla have both been unlucky in love; with their joint business venture the friends have moved forward with their lives, but both of them dream of having a bit of romance. With her daughter's wedding approaching, Tess despairs of the extra pounds she has gained and decides to do something about it. Orla's not so bothered about her weight gain, but persuades Tess to join her in a bit of internet dating .. and so the fun begins! As someone who is currently losing weight, this book is right up my street! Tess's determination to shed the pounds is inspiring, especially as she has an honest approach to it. The series of dates she embarks upon creased me up! Between herself and Orla, they 'match' with a wide variety of the male species and it makes for great reading. I smiled and grinned my way through this story, with the occasional grimace thrown in for good measure. Dee MacDonald's writing is well-paced and the story flows beautifully, keeping the reader's attention throughout. I certainly feel I want to read much more from her, as this one certainly brightened my day. I cannot find fault, and am very happy to give this novel a full five stars.

Another very enjoyable book from Dee MacDonald. I've read both her other books, which I loved, and so was really looking forward to this one too, and it was just as good. This is again about ladies in their 60s, and very funny, about the different dilemmas more mature single ladies have to deal with as they get older. The story is about Tess and Orla, best friends who own a dress shop together. Tess is the seamstress and Orla keeps everything else on track. They are both ladies of a certain age who decide to join a dating agency. Orla is definitely the more outgoing one, and Tess is mainly looking for someone to accompany her to her daughter's wedding. She also wants to lose weight so she looks and feels good in front of her ex-husband's skinny second wife. So both Tess and Orla embark on a journey to lose weight, by joining a slimming club, and join a dating agency to find a man too. There are lots of very funny moments, and poor Tess does seem to get the short end of the stick in the dating department. It's certainly enough to put most people off dating agencies! But they meet some great characters and make friends along the way. Tess also finds her self-confidence again and realises that, while she may have started on this quest to look good for the wedding, she ends by feeling a lot better about herself, and through that confidence unexpectedly finds love. Really lovely book, yet again, by Dee MacDonald. If you are looking for an easy-reading, real feel-good book then this is the one for you. I look forward to reading Dee's next book.

This was a fun light heartened interesting read i laughed and it also left me thinking about life afterwards..its truthful humour...i enjoyed it more than i thought i would and the insights of the characters do bring home the line Dont Judge people to me......