There is something very special about being old enough to remember political activists of the 1970s who turned to violent forms of protest. Reading this novel, stories of the Weathermen and Patti Hearst came to mind. A Senior’s Guide to Life on the Run is so delightful an ensemble of characters and such an engaging story of friendship, resilience, ingenuity, a dash of stupidity and written in a funny, consistently entertaining way that I commend it to everyone. A group of four friends face their last hurrah, a weekend away before they split up, forced to leave their affordable senior living homes in the New Jersey Pine Barrens due to rising lot costs. A murder of a neighbor causes investigators to learn more about their pasts than one of them would prefer. And she”s the one who had a present day fight going on with the victim over her feeding pigeons that trashed our heroine’s yard.
And so the four friends, a former Vietnam Vet/School Principal, a former Yoga instructor, an African American former real estate agent and our heroine, a former any job she could get on the run conspire and investigate and find a couple of people on their side and a villain. We also meet two amusing police officers who tip us off that eventually the law catches up with you. We get to read their interviews of our cast of characters and expose the pair’s own sibling like relationship and personalities as they shake their heads at the lack of judgment these elders seemed to have exhibited and squabble over the other’s interview skills.. It’s a great story and a perfect “I need something light and escapist to read.” Enjoy!
They Called me Bookworm 