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The Love Story of Missy Carmichael
Contemporary fiction
The Love Story of Missy Carmichael
Seventy-nine-year-old Missy Carmichael lives alone in a large London house, estranged from her daughter and missing the son who moved to Australia. A chance meeting in the park introduces her to lively Angela, young Sylvie, and a dog named Bobby. Their persistence draws defensive Missy into a makeshift family while memories reveal the choices and secrets behind her isolation. Warm but emotionally honest, this novel suits readers who enjoy prickly older heroines, intergenerational friendship, dogs, found family, and coming-of-old-age stories about accepting forgiveness without pretending the past did no harm.
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Death and bereavement; loneliness and depression; marital/family regret; infidelity references; alcohol use; aging and health concerns; grief.
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