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The Invisible Women's Club: The Perfect Feel-good and Life-affirming Book about the Power of Unlikely Friendships and Connection by Helen Paris
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Janet Pimm is used to being invisible. 70 something, with her beloved allotment for company, she simply doesn’t need anyone else.
But when the local council threaten to close the allotments, Janet will do anything she can to try to save them – even enlisting the help of her irritatingly upbeat and interfering neighbour, Bev.
As the two women set off on a journey together, Janet begins to realise that perhaps she isn’t so happy to blend into the background after all. And that maybe there’s more to Bev that she first thought. As the bulldozers roll in and they fight to save the place Janet loves most, both women find their voice again and no one can silence them now…
What an absolute joy The Invisible Women’s club is. It’s a refreshing and engaging read, with an empowering message, and a cast of really lovable, well-drawn characters.
I so enjoyed Bev’s strength, determination and optimism, and it was a delight to see prickly Janet emerge from her cocoon, and to discover the reasons why she retreated into it in the first place.
In Janet and Bev’s story we are reminded that it’s never too late to find joy and meaning in later life, and that it is high time that society’s attitude to older women changed. Too often they are seen as not worthy of notice, they don’t count, their views and opinions don’t matter.
But the invisible can, should and must be seen again, women’s voices do count, and especially when they are standing up and fighting for what they believe in.
It’s also a novel about the importance of forging friendships – across and between the generations - and building community and connections: how important these links are because no wo/man is an island, the whole is the sum of its parts, there’s safety in numbers and also great strength.
A really lovely read.
But when the local council threaten to close the allotments, Janet will do anything she can to try to save them – even enlisting the help of her irritatingly upbeat and interfering neighbour, Bev.
As the two women set off on a journey together, Janet begins to realise that perhaps she isn’t so happy to blend into the background after all. And that maybe there’s more to Bev that she first thought. As the bulldozers roll in and they fight to save the place Janet loves most, both women find their voice again and no one can silence them now…
What an absolute joy The Invisible Women’s club is. It’s a refreshing and engaging read, with an empowering message, and a cast of really lovable, well-drawn characters.
I so enjoyed Bev’s strength, determination and optimism, and it was a delight to see prickly Janet emerge from her cocoon, and to discover the reasons why she retreated into it in the first place.
In Janet and Bev’s story we are reminded that it’s never too late to find joy and meaning in later life, and that it is high time that society’s attitude to older women changed. Too often they are seen as not worthy of notice, they don’t count, their views and opinions don’t matter.
But the invisible can, should and must be seen again, women’s voices do count, and especially when they are standing up and fighting for what they believe in.
It’s also a novel about the importance of forging friendships – across and between the generations - and building community and connections: how important these links are because no wo/man is an island, the whole is the sum of its parts, there’s safety in numbers and also great strength.
A really lovely read.