Elder Affairs

by Carol Howell

Nancy Armstrong is a resident of Birchwood, a continuing care retirement home. Through her eyes we experience the pros, cons and general nuttiness of group living in what is tantamount to a college dormitory for the elderly. Nancy has her problems. She has been a devoted wife and mother with only mediocre results. Her self-absorbed daughter, her son who has given up a promising career to join a cult, and her seemingly neurotic grandson threaten to destroy the tranquility of her declining years. When newcomer Iris Throckmorton Semple charges onto the Birchwood scene like a bull in a china shop, her fellow residents are turned off. Nancy tries to help Iris to navigate the social pitfalls of her new home. Her good intentions, however, waver when Iris makes a play for Nancy's "just a little more than good friend" Jeff Darlington.

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2013