The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-SundbergMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Having worked in a care home for three years just the idea of this book tickled me. I wasn't initially aware that it was set in Sweden, not that it really matters this book could be set anywhere.
The story follows Martha and her friends Brains, Rake, Anna-Greta and Christina. The group are singers and have been living in misery for a while. Their once beloved retirement home is becoming more and more stingy. They're only allowed two cups of coffee a day, no pastries and certainly no Christmas decorations. Martha reckons that they'll be better off in prison, the chance to better themselves and actual freedom to go outside. So with a song in their heart and crime in their minds they go to the most expensive hotel in Stockholm with plans to start their new career.
What follows is danger, excitement and lots of giggles. All of the characters are distinctive and likeable and once the action gets going the book really speeds along.
The first half is a bit 'ploddy' for lack of a better word but once they steal the paintings everything kicks off and events just seem to unravel. Before you know it you're racing to the conclusion.
The only thing I struggled with was what they would actually be capable of doing at their age. From my experiences, people of that age would struggle to walk 100 yards let alone steal and commit crime. Although I am aware that some people have a better quality of life in different countries and this was set in a retirement home not a care home. Nevertheless I look forward to reading more by Catharina Ingleman-Sundberg.
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