Rose McNess, self-proclaimed tour leader of Wynfield Farms Retirement Community, breaks her hip but does not lose her spirit of independence! Clever dialogue and subtle plot twists make the third in the Rose McNess trilogy a mystery not to be missed. Everyone loves Rose!

Lifeguards...and Safeguards: A Rose McNess Novel

Dickinson, Barbara M.

Diakonia Pub

<p>A cross between Mary Poppins and Eleanor Roosevelt, Rose McNess is one zippy gal. After shedding most of her possessions, she moves to Wynfield Farms, a retirement community in the mountains of Virginia. At age 72 Rose knows how precious life is and savors every minute. The staff and eighty or so residents of Wynfield Farms provide Rose with endless material for the biweekly newsletter she writes, for friendship, and for good deeds. Each one has unique talents plus an individual history, most of which she unearths. Mystery, tragedy, humor, and even romance enhance the pages of this delightful first novel. Rose imagines herself as a sort of tour guide. And the trip she leads turns out to be "wonderful, wonderful, and yet again wonderful." These elderly people are not simply vegetating or marking time. They live fully and with gusto. As for Rose, whose ideas and energy light up A Rebellious House, she succeeds in making old age something to look forward to.</p>

A Rebellious House: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

Brunswick Pub Co

Sequel to A Rebellious House. When Rose McNess, self-styled tour leader at Wynfield Farms, a retirement community in Virginia, arranges a trip to London for about a dozen residents, adventure follows. She and her fellow travelers, all "senior citizens," overflow with curiosity and enthusiasm, enjoying life with all its surprises. Naturally they find England to their liking. Small House Large World, like Barbara Dickinson's charming first novel, A Rebellious House, contains unexpected romance and excitement, proving that the unforeseen can and does pop up anywhere for people of all ages. This trip is one well worth taking.

Small House, Large World: A Novel

Romance

A cross between Mary Poppins and Eleanor Roosevelt, Rose McNess is one zippy gal. After shedding most of her possessions, she moves to Wynfield Farms, a retirement community in the mountains of Virginia. At age 72 Rose knows how precious life is and savors every minute. The staff and eighty or so residents of Wynfield Farms provide Rose with endless material for the biweekly newsletter she writes, for friendship, and for good deeds. Each one has unique talents plus an individual history, most of which she unearths. Mystery, tragedy, humor, and even romance enhance the pages of this delightful first novel. Rose imagines herself as a sort of tour guide. And the trip she leads turns out to be "wonderful, wonderful, and yet again wonderful." These elderly people are not simply vegetating or marking time. They live fully and with gusto. As for Rose, whose ideas and energy light up A Rebellious House, she succeeds in making old age something to look forward to.

A Rebellious House

Brunswick Publishing Corporati

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Lifeguards...and Safeguards: A Rose McNess Novel

A Rebellious House: A Novel

Small House, Large World: A Novel

A Rebellious House