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Aging and recent widow Harriet Beamer insists she’s getting along fine with her dog Humphrey in Philadelphia … until she falls for the fourth time, injuring her ankle, and causing her son and daughter-in-law to cry foul. Insisting Harriet move in with them in California, they make a bet that her ankle is broken, and she foolishly promises to move if they’re right. Four x-rays later, Harriet’s ankle—and her heart—are broken. She packs up, ships her huge salt and pepper collection to California, and prepares to move away from the only life she knows. The only catch? She’s doing it her way. Just wait till her daughter-in-law hears Harriet will travel cross country only by public transportation and alternate means. What follows is a hilarious, heartwarming journey by train, metro bus, ferry, and motorcycle. Along the way, Harriet discovers that although her family thinks it’s time for her to be put out to pasture—God has a different plan.
Review: Harriett Beamer is my hero. She is sweet and spunky and open to others. What a winning main character. I am not a senior yet myself but I want to be an adventurer at heart like Harriett. Rather than going quietly to live with her son and daughter in law in California, Harriett sets out to take her first cross country trip alone. She does it mainly on mass transit. She goes everywhere she has always wanted to visit including her beloved salt and pepper shaker museum. All she needs is her phone GPS Amelia (she names it herself.. too cute) and a little help from some new friends. Along the way she even becomes an internet celebrity. I highly recommend this delicious read.
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