The Vintage Springtime Club
Meier, Beatrice2016
Book
Newly retired Philip returns home to Cologne and is thrown into emotional turmoil upon bumping into his long-lost sweetheart. In the midst of a domestic crisis, Ricarda confides in Philip that she is looking for somewhere to live. And there and then, Philip suggests that she move in with him - he is setting up a flatshare. Will she join him with his mischievous dachshund named Ralf? To his surprise, Ricarda agrees, leaving Philip to scramble together a crew of retires in time for spring, for the most unlikely of social experiments. There's grumpy cigarette-smoking grandfather Harry; quiet and discreet Eckart, curiously carting around his late wife's headstone; Uschi, brimming with life, harbouring a passion for leotards and aerobics, along with sausages and outrageous knitting patterns; and then, ever-practical and warm-hearted Ricarda, towards whom Phillip is developing real feelings. Despite their differences, the flatmates thrive and embark on a series of new adventures. But when Uschi falls unwell, familiar cracks begin to show and this uniquely spirited club of friends must work together in order to survive - and truly blossom.
Main title:
The Vintage Springtime Club / Beatrice Meier ; translated from German by Simon Pare.
Author:
Meier, Beatrice, authorPare, Simon, translator
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown Book Group, 2016.London Little, Brown Book Group, [2016].©2016
Collation:
330 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9780349141749 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
EnglishGerman
Subject:
BRN:
26788