The Gin Shack on the Beach
Catherine Miller
Rating: 4 stars
Amazon UK (£0.99)
Synopsis:
You’re never too old to try something new!
When octogenarian Olive Turner is persuaded by her son to move into a retirement home, she congratulates herself on finding the secret to an easy life: no washing up, cooking or cleaning. But Olive isn’t one for mindless bingo with her fellow residents, and before the first day is over she's already hatching a plan to escape back to her beloved beach hut and indulge in her secret passion for a very good gin & tonic.
Before long Olive’s secret is out and turning into something wonderful and new. Only a select few are invited, but word spreads quickly about the weekly meetings of The Gin Shack Club. Soon everybody on the beach wants to become a gin connoisseur and join Olive on her journey to never being forced to grow older than you feel.
A journey of friendship, defiance and a quest for the perfect G&T.
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Wow, what a lovely story! The book captured me from the start, from it's eye-catching cover (how pretty is it?!) to the title. Catherine Miller is a great author and really made me not want to put the book down!
The book follows Olive, a woman in her eighties who LOVES gin with a passion. After her son moved her into a retirement home, Olive made it her mission to sneak out and visit her beach shack as often as she could. Along the way there is drama, mystery and friendships blooming - all around the love of gin.
This particular storyline is different to what I usually read I admit as I usually tend to pick out a love story (I know, typical), but from the start of this one I was drawn in by the humour and by just how beautifully it was written. The characters all went together lovely and their friendships were well thought out and if I'm honest I just think this whole book was really interesting and entertaining.
If you thought that from the description of the book that you wouldn't enjoy it - or it's not for you then I urge you to think again! A brilliant book and I can't wait to read more of Catherine Miller's novels.
Thank you to Netgalley and to HQ Digital for a chance to read this novel in return of an honest review.
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