I started this book thinking it would be an amusing read, based on the title. Instead, it is about a 70 year old woman, Josephine Bartlett, who has lived most of her life being controlled by her husband. She's expecting to finally have some freedom when he passes, but he leaves his (also controlling) son in charge of her finances. The first thing he does is sell her house and move her into a retirement apartment. She, of course, doesn't like it, and is determined to somehow get away. In the meantime, she makes a few friends, becomes acquainted with the Associate Activities Director, and discovers a thief. She also meets a detective.
The book itself was okay. The POV changes with each chapter, which was interesting once you got used to it. The story did seem to drag in places, and could have probably been a shorter book.
There are subplots--the required romantic subplot, problems involving her friends, and the conflict with her son. I would say this was just an okay book for me, not great, not terrible.
This is #17 of my 2021 Craving for Cozies and 2021 Reading challenge. It also fulfills #36 in my Around the Year in Books Challenge--6 or more words in title.
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