{"product_id":"the-woman-who-kept-everything-the-new-most-uplifting-feel-good-fiction-book-to-read-this-year-by-jane-gilley","title":"The Woman Who Kept Everything: The new, most uplifting feel good fiction book to read this year by Jane Gilley","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lady in the Van meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in this uplifting, funny and moving debut novel about a 79-year-old hoarder who is convinced the world is against her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e79-year-old Gloria Frensham is a hoarder. She lives amongst piles of magazines, cardboard boxes and endless knick-knacks that are stacked into every room of her home, and teeter in piles along the landing and up the stairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe hasn’t left the house in years, but when a sudden smell of burning signifies real danger, she is forced to make a sudden departure and leave behind her beloved possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined she’s not ready for a care home, Gloria sets out to discover what life still has to offer her. It’s time to navigate the outside world on her own, one step at a time, with just one very small suitcase in tow…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeart-warming and poignant in equal measure, this is a story about the loneliness of life, the struggles of growing old, the power of kindness, and the bravery it takes to leave our comfort zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e** PRAISE FOR THE WOMAN WHO KEPT EVERYTHING **\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Without a doubt, readers will be charmed by the many colourful characters and their relationships with each other, as well as where life takes Gloria next.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This delightful book will enchant any reader who has a soul.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Fans of A Man Called Ove and Three Things About Elsie will find comfortable, enjoyable ground here.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It would make a great and inspired book club read.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A beautiful, charming, witty story’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is a novel that perhaps we all need to read. It is a realistic look into aging with humour and some sadness, that all too many often forget to see.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A lesson on how to live life!’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Oh Gloria Frensham, what a fabulous ride you gave us on your adventures in this book. I suspect this will turn out to be a film and very much on a par with Lady in the Van.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43556463771722,"sku":"6596ag","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6596ag.jpg?v=1777516535","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-woman-who-kept-everything-the-new-most-uplifting-feel-good-fiction-book-to-read-this-year-by-jane-gilley","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}