This was such a fun book about women of a cetain age and how to make life fun! Loved it and all the characters. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!

This was a really lovely, fun and comforting read!! full of older characters who were facing different challenges in their lives and all coming together to be part of a reading group at the local library.

It's always nice to read books where the characters are older and none more so than Jeannie, who at 72 is running the family cider farm and under attack from her mothers bad jokes!! She's also in charge of her twin grandchildren who are typical teenagers and causing her more stress!!

We also meet Ruth who runs the local library and reading group but is feeling very stuck in her life, and Aurora who runs the local cafe/gift shop and it's nice to see how they all face life problems and support one another!! A girls break to France brings them something different to enjoy and it was good to see how the change of scenery changed their focus and made them see things a little differently.

it's good to see characters who aren't afraid of trying new things and living a little differently and it was a really enjoyable read, my first from this author but not my last!!

Age truly is nothing but a number when you're hanging out with your friends! This delightful book will make you want your own neighbors and friendships like these. The Golden Oldies' Book Club is a book you'll want to finish all in one sitting.

4/5 Stars

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with access to this e-arc.

I liked this book, I dont think its necessarily one I will remember for a long time but it was full of warmth

I love that these women were all older characters but still varied quite a bit in age.

These characters are so realistic and very entertaining. They get into some trouble but still stay true to their characters. I like that they are all stuck in some kind of rut and they each need to change some aspects of their lives.

And the book is just plain fun. The pacing is wonderful and the book takes us on an adventure immediately. It’s also full of laughs, but also emotion as these women grow and find their true passions in life.

This was such a fun, light hearted read! I adored a cast of older characters and where it was based (England and France) . The story basically followed a group of friends that were in a local book club and also revolves around the local cider farm.

What a great read this proved to be,
As five book club friends ponder is there more to life/what happens for them next they decide to see what life has for in-stored for them

New choices, new activities, friendships and lots of laughter on the way this book will have you in hysterics

What a fun read. I loved the characters and getting to know them, their personalities, their past lives, their dreams and visions for their future. It is pleasant to read a book about older women and realize that their lives are not over. They have hopes, plans, and dreams. Violet, Jeanne’s 90+-year-old mother, had me laughing out loud with her crazy jokes. This book will leave you with a smile on your face and a hankering for some hard cider!

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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An absolute gem of a novel, the book covers heartwarming themes of love, friendship, community, and togetherness. Filled with interesting characters, the small-town setting melted my heart. My favorite character in the book is Jeannie. Her story was heart-wrenching. These women are such pillars of strength, and I love how all of Judy’s books are heavy on women empowerment.

A definite recommendation for readers who are looking for a high. This one, will for sure leave you smiling.

This just sounded like it was going to be a brilliant book and I can't expect any less from Judy Leigh . The age range of the characters from young to elderly was very original and the setting of the cider mill and surroundings was one that added extra charm.

As always with this author, the pacing and character development is top-notch. Thanks to Judy Leigh, Boldwood Books, and Rachel's Random Resources for my in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

4.5 stars

I loved this book. There were people from teenagers to 95, all finding their way in and out of love in a small town. Loved the setting of a cider farm and mill. I was sorry to see it end. And although there are happy endings, those endings don’t always turn out how you think they will. Not your typical read, lots of wonderful characters and surprises.

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Judy Leigh is back with a sensational new novel that tugs at the heartstrings, makes readers roar with laughter and will inspire them to stop making excuses and take a chance on life and themselves: The Golden Oldies’ Book Club.

Every month the Combe Pomeroy village library hosts a book club – and this time around they are discussing the seminal classic Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Librarian Ruth thinks that she’s past her prime and that affairs of the heart are simply not for her – until Constance and Mellors’ red-hot love story makes her wonder whether she had been too hasty in writing herself off in the romance department. Seventy-two year old Aurora does not feel her age and yearns to relive the excitement of her youth whilst Verity is wondering whether she should take a leaf out of her son’s book and fly the nest leaving grumpy husband Mark behind. Danielle has also had enough of her cheating hubby and wonders whether settling for second best might have been the biggest mistake of her life.

Jeannie is the beating heart of Combe Pomeroy. Running the cider farm and looking after her family and friends certainly keeps her busy, but maybe Jeannie needs some looking after as well? Has the time come for her to retire. And once she hangs up her apron, what is this resourceful and resilient woman going to do next? What does the future hold for her? And is she ready to let go of the reins at the farm?

This year is certainly going to be interesting for the ladies of the book club as they decide to throw caution to the wind, embark on some wonderful adventures – and maybe even find the love that has been missing from their lives for so long…

Judy Leigh gets it right every time! She is so brilliant at creating female characters who prove time and again that just because they might be eligible for a bus pass, it doesn’t mean that they aren’t interested in love and life and in The Golden Oldies’ Book Club, she brings to life a terrific cast of women full of joie de vivre and brio readers cannot help but warm to.

A first-class tale that celebrates friendship, community, books and love written with flair, humour and sensitivity, The Golden Oldies’ Book Club is a fantastic read that brightened up my day and injecting some much needed sunshine during a wet and miserable weekend.

The Golden Oldies is set in the small village of Combe Pomeroy. We meet a bookclub, The Golden Oldies, made up of Ruby, the librarian who feels like life has passed her by, Aurora, seventy-two years old and full of energy, Verity, married to a grump, Danielle, tired of her cheating husband and Jeannie, the owner of the local cider farm and heartbeat of her family and community. She is getting tired and contemplating retirement. All these women are a various ages, but most of them are mature characters. When discussing The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the group decide an exchange trip to France is just the thing for all of them to get a much needed getaway. A trip to a cider farm and other excursions spur the ladies on to make changes. After returning home they begin to move forward supporting each other along the way, and when some of the people they met in France come to visit them, even more magic and happiness occurs.

The Golden Oldies’ Book Club by Judy Leigh is a heartwarming novel about love and friendship, community and companionship, and of course how the love for books and reading can bring people together. I loved all the characters, except for the misogynistic Mark, who is Verity's husband and the only male member of the book club. They were all older women, which I loved, and they wanted more out of the life they had. I enjoyed seeing them hop over to France for their trip, forgetting their troubles for awhile and making decisions of what they were going to do next. Their adventures were hilarious, doing some things I had not heard of. The scenes of them land yachting in their yellow helmets was so funny. Being a reader, I loved all the conversation around books and think maybe I need to read Lady Chatterley's Lover. This was a wonderful, uplifting story where we learn it is never too late to start over, find romance or make changes in your life. Once again, Judy Leigh left me with a satisfying smile on my face when I finished reading this one.

The Golden Oldies' Book Club by Judy Leigh

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Blurb

Ruth the librarian fears she’s too old to find love, but a discussion about Lady Chatterley’s Lover makes her think again.

Aurora doesn’t feel seventy-two and longs to relive the excitement of her youth, while Verity is getting increasingly tired of her husband Mark’s grumpiness and wonders if their son’s imminent flight from the nest might be just the moment for her to fly too. And Danielle is fed up with her cheating husband. Surely life has more in store for her than to settle for second best?

The glue that holds Combe Pomeroy together is Jeannie. Doyenne of the local cider farm and heartbeat of her family and community, no one has noticed that Jeannie needs some looking after too. Has the moment for her to retire finally arrived, and if so, what does her future hold?

From a book club French exchange trip, to many celebrations at the farm, this is the year that everything changes, that lifelong friendships are tested, and for some of the women, they finally get the love they deserve.

My Opinion

This is a wonderful, heart-warming book. Judy Leigh writes about some delightful characters, as we follow a year on the cider farm. This was a different book to read as Judy writes about older characters, showing how all ages can have fun and find love. So far all the books that I have read by Judy Leigh have been easy to read as she has a lovely writing style - this book was no different.

Rating 4/5

A group of women in the later years yet still wanting more from life. I can relate to that! This is a story of friendship, love, laughter, community and fun. It is heart-warming, enlightening and it all revolves around books. The joy of books can bring a world together.
I loved the characters in this book, each one of them unique and bringing something special to this tale, each one with their very own personality. They like adventure, being busy, doing things. They like life and they want to live it. That is the enjoyment of this wonderful read.
I laughed, I smiled and I just kept right on reading until all was said and done and I don't regret a moment of it. now to go out and live life, love life and enjoy life! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I just didn’t like it. I generally love this genre of books and I’ve tried for a couple months to get into this and I just can’t. It feels tedious to read.

Thank you @rararesources and @JudyLeigh for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Love the front cover and the title. Those twi chairs look do comfortble would love to sir in them while i read my books. The Golden oldies book clup is about small group of women thst have comecto point in there life where they are stuck and want a change. They all go to France on a trip which makes them all get closer to one another. The characters are all intresting and likeable in there own way. Lovely heartwarming story about friendship and companionship. The writting is written well and enjoyable plot 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story of Jeannie and her friends who meet once a month for a book club. In their "later years" of life, they are all tackling various problems. Jeannie is running the family Cider business and looking after her mother who is in her 90s and her twin teenage grandchildren, Verity is managing her husband who is growing increasingly misogynistic, Danielle has just discovered her husband is a rat, Aurora is hiding from an old love and Ruth is trying to bring a bit of culture to their small town. They take a trip to France together and this becomes a catalyst for change in many ways. A great story.

What a fun packed read this proved to be,
As five book club friends set out on a spree.
All have their life problems every day
So what could be better than going away?

New choices, new activities, friendships and fun
A holiday that proves their lives really aren't done!
With escapades, adventures and trying things that are new
They show, whatever your age, new experiences are there for you.

With a plethora of one liner jokes throughout
And each other they're learning more about
This is a story of part of a small community
Cider, romance and destiny!

A story with older protagonists who
Show there's always time to try something new.
With friendships and sisterhood developing too
And teens also working to make dreams come true.

Adventures at home and in France as well
This is a brilliant read, I hope you can tell.
For my complementary copy of this book, I say thank you,
I highly recommend it in this, is my honest review.

Judy Leigh’s fans will welcome this story about a group of female friends. The group includes Jeannie, Ruth, Aurora, Verity and Danielle. They all have busy lives. Jeannie runs an apple farm and is a cider maker. She also has the care of her two teen age grandchildren and her elderly mother, a woman who is full of bad jokes. Ruth is a rather serious librarian who is instrumental to the others. Aurora is arty; she works in the farm shop. Verity has a pompous husband and a marriage in which she makes compromises while Danielle’s husband has left her and is flaunting his new love. These characters range in age from their forties to their seventies, showing readers how friends can have much in common even if they are not close in years.

The women deepen their friendships as they attend a book club together. They also attend cider festivals, travel to France for a magical week together and more.

This book offers a cozy read to those who enjoy women’s fiction. It is an easy and good novel to read with a cup of tea for a dose of relaxation and escape.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this title. All opinions are my own.