The Age of Misadventure

The Age of Misadventure
Judy Leigh

The gloriously funny new novel from the author of A Grand Old Time.Authors love Judy Leigh’s books: ‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ – Miranda Dickinson'Lovely . . . a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy' – Cathy Hopkins, bestselling author of The Kicking the Bucket List’Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life… a wonderful escapade’ – Fiona Gibson, bestselling author of The Woman Who Upped and Left

Copyright (#ulink_87bff21d-6124-5bae-aa7c-d560a9a4da7c)

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

Copyright © Judy Leigh 2019

Cover design © Emma Rogers 2019

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A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008269227

Ebook Edition © January 2019 ISBN: 9780008269234

Version: 2019-01-29

Dedication (#ulink_3523be17-47d7-5077-b650-3d29508a3e5c)

To Liam and Cait, always.

Contents

Cover (#u259d4ba5-7eac-52ad-a695-5b4fdc8da266)

Title Page (#u0b7a7f76-baff-5749-ad52-b91e9726ee15)

Copyright (#u1c982276-2f52-553a-a6d5-e2a60d58c686)

Dedication (#u114ee003-acff-5aac-8b74-bea24e240414)

Chapter One (#u80a0a920-f7be-5ebd-ba50-38e700efb70c)

Chapter Two (#u73192ca0-4422-59ff-bef3-f681c76e9e78)

Chapter Three (#u7a19c239-8e9c-5c58-a639-eb28ed3aaf41)

Chapter Four (#ub6fd7b8b-82cb-591a-8585-641bc439ab0c)

Chapter Five (#u83de3832-11ff-5bab-8618-3908a8ce48bc)

Chapter Six (#u17dfb220-81e2-53df-b7ff-aa82ae34883a)

Chapter Seven (#uffd1538b-4e19-50fa-bbcb-3aacdea23134)

Chapter Eight (#ub5368585-f74f-551a-af8b-0fcd702f8477)

Chapter Nine (#ue4e5b123-e900-574d-af04-32e51157c2c8)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)