The Grand Tour

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Author
Olivia Wearne
Publisher
Harlequin
Genre
Fiction
Released
02 December, 2020
ISBN
9781867203803

The Grand Tour

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This vivid story of campervans, stowaways and mischief at any age is essentially about families: the ones you have and the ones you make.When Ruby and Angela embark on a Grey Nomads road trip, the last thing they expect is a tiny stowaway; one who will turn them from unsuspecting tourists into wanted kidnappers and land them in a world of trouble. As their leisurely retirement plans unravel, Angela's relationship with her brother Bernard goes from bad to worse.Bernard has his own problems to contend with. Adrift in life, his career as a news presenter has been reduced to opening fetes and reading Voss as an audio book (a seemingly impossible task). His troubles are compounded when his wife starts dating a younger man and a drink-driving incident turns him into a celebrity offender.As Angela and Ruby set about repairing burnt bridges and helping their unexpected guest, and Bernard attempts to patch together his broken life, they discover that even after a lifetime of experience, you're never too old to know better.A warm, funny, sharply observed story about aging disgracefully and loving the one you're with.

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11 December 2020

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    The Grand Tour by Olivia Wearne is Wonderfully Witty: Take a Sneak Peek Here

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    9 December 2020

    The Grand Tour by Olivia Wearne is Wonderfully Witty: Take a Sneak Peek Here

      Olivia Wearne's The Grand Tour is Warm, Funny, and Sharply Observed

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      8 December 2020

      Olivia Wearne's The Grand Tour is Warm, Funny, and Sharply Observed

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        About the author

        Olivia Wearne

        Olivia Wearne was born in Melbourne in 1977. She is both a novelist and a screenwriter with several film credits to her name and a Masters in creative writing. Olivia now resides in Ballarat, Victoria, where she writes at the kitchen table that she shares with her filmmaker husband and two young sons.

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