The staff and residents at Fulton, North Carolina's retirement facility, share the realities of their lives, from a prominent lawyer who feigns dementia to escape life with his son, to a woman who keeps a scrapbook of every local crime.

Two years after the passing of her husband, Lynn Lundberg hopes to avoid having to leave her sprawling lake house by sharing the home and its responsibilities with two other women facing major changes in their lives.

Britt-Marie can't stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She begins her day at 6 a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. She is not one to judge others--no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might...

"Miranda Meadowe decides a lonely widowhood is not for her and invites five of her oldest friends to come and join her to live and stave off old age. To begin with, the omens are good. They laugh, dance, drink and behave badly. But as old attractions resurface alongside new tensions, they discover that the clock can't be put back"--From the publisher's web site.

Eighty-four-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. Waiting to be rescued, she wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light. If the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago? Only her best friend, Elsie, believes her; everyone else thinks Florence is just confused. But as truths are revealed, the women find out that some memories...