want some recommendations please from some older ladies?

[chloesmumtoo]

I was wondering as my mil loves reading whether it may be a good idea to buy her some books for xmas. Noticed a large collection in the school link mag for only 9.99 for 10!! Called Miss Read Collection - anygood or not? What would you recommend honestly. No time for reading myself these days so have not got a clue on books now. Throw me some ideas please. What do you like to read?

All women reach the menopause, not all of them need Tena Lady.

oh blimey....this is getting worse!!!

pmsl

so to speak

mercy.....u need tena lady then by the sounds of it....is elasticwoman a wind-up?!

You can wind me up so far ... and then I go

PING!

Chloesmum - merlot aka grumpyoldwoman here. After all this levity I thought I should address your query seriously, so I looked through my bookshelves and made a list.

BUT then I had a brilliant idea which will solve the problem entirely: give her Paul Auster's 'Tales of American Life'. Santa gave me this one year and I reckon anybody, whatever their taste in books, would enjoy it.

Radio Listeners were asked to send in true stories. 4000 were submitted and 180 are in this book. They are aneccdotes, really, 'stories of coincidences, lives lost and friendships found'.

I would have said suitable for any reader, whether they prefer 'literary fiction' or Mills & Boon.

Even if your mil has read it herself, its a book you could happily gift to anyone.

"The Shellseekers" by Rosamund Pilcher.It's totally fab!!! I read it, my elderly aunt read it, my friends read it and we all loved it.

I knew I'd be peeved when I saw the PO title but couldn't resist and yes I was peeved...older lady, my a* on that for a top hat!!

I'd ask her if she'd like to go out for a drink or a meal with you, or come to stay so that you could get to know her.

I used to love Miss Read, they hark back to more innocent times, but would hate to think that they defined me in any way.

I love books from all sorts of genres, but I don't think my age really affects my choices, except that my feminism, formed in the 70's and 80's underpinns all my attitudes, my life experiences are reflected in the books I read, or I may discover something new, I might try a new author or revisit old favourites.

......I've just thought, it was 'older LADIES' that p'd me off; older WOMEN obviously sounds OK, but ladies suggests someone far too nice and sensitive to try any of this modern nonsense, maybe a nice Barbara Cartland would be just the thing!!

Off to bed now to try the great sex, if I don't fall off my zimmer on the way!!