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Orion Bad Influence A heartwarming and heartfelt mystery about a searching for treasure and finding redemption.
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September 30, 2025
There is more to this book than the title and sub-title implies. An elderly woman begins to make hard decisions to reconcile the demons of her past and this takes her into some painful recollections - and surprising consequences.
August 11, 2025
Really enjoyed this.
July 13, 2025
An inimitable national treasure
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This has everything: World War 2 drama, Robin Hood heists, pensioner sleuthing, Mediterranean holiday, rural village shenanigans, a lost treasure! Take a breath and let’s begin: from Wray’s previous book The Excitements, Jinx gets her own story—or even stories. Her early childhood interned in a Singapore prisoner of war camp, her family’s displacement to England, as a teen coming under the wings of the clever Williamson sisters from the previous book, Jinx’s own life as a trickster, her later anonymous life in a village of gossips and nimbys, a coach trip to Florence with her neighbours: Jinx’s life is nothing if not eventful. Told from Jinx’s inimitable perspective, she’s a national treasure whose secrets are so much better than anyone else’s, who’s lived a life and isn’t afraid to wield it, and still has things to do. I’d suggest getting out of her way and just enjoying the ride.
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This has everything: World War 2 drama, Robin Hood heists, pensioner sleuthing, Mediterranean holiday, rural village shenanigans, a lost treasure! Take a breath and let’s begin: from Wray’s previous book The Excitements, Jinx gets her own story—or even stories. Her early childhood interned in a Singapore prisoner of war camp, her family’s displacement to England, as a teen coming under the wings of the clever Williamson sisters from the previous book, Jinx’s own life as a trickster, her later anonymous life in a village of gossips and nimbys, a coach trip to Florence with her neighbours: Jinx’s life is nothing if not eventful. Told from Jinx’s inimitable perspective, she’s a national treasure whose secrets are so much better than anyone else’s, who’s lived a life and isn’t afraid to wield it, and still has things to do. I’d suggest getting out of her way and just enjoying the ride.
September 26, 2025
C.J.Wray also writes as Chris Manby and has written over 40 books. This is the first I have read by her and the tag lines on the front cover 'Old Enough To Know Better' and 'Young Enough Not To Care' were enough to capture my interest when I picked it up tp browse at the library recently.
The protagonist Jennifer Sullivan, known as Jinx is an 89 nine year old who has led a very eventful life. There are things she wants and needs to do while she is still fit enough to do so. These plans take her on quite the adventure!
Take this story as it is intended, fiction and you will find it is a very readable comedy. Recommended to almost everyone if they are looking for a laugh.
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The protagonist Jennifer Sullivan, known as Jinx is an 89 nine year old who has led a very eventful life. There are things she wants and needs to do while she is still fit enough to do so. These plans take her on quite the adventure!
Take this story as it is intended, fiction and you will find it is a very readable comedy. Recommended to almost everyone if they are looking for a laugh.
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July 20, 2025
A lovely surprise of a book and a very heart warming story. I learnt a lot about Singapore during WWII when held by the Japanese how the events of one’s childhood can affect the remainder of one’s life.
April 20, 2026
I loved this book it was so hilarious l particularly loved the bad Italian
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