Keeping Time

It is hard not to fall in love with Daisy, the protaganist of Stacey McGlynn's new novel Keeping Time.

Daisy is 77 years old, living alone in her own home in Liverpool, England. Her husband has passed away a couple of years ago and she is resisting selling her house and moving into a retirement community, as she is being urged to do by her son. Determined to do things on her own, a series of mishaps ensues, involving a badly mowed lawn and a flooded basement. About to give in to her son, Daisy discovers new strength and determination when she comes across a watch given to her by an American soldier she was in love with long before she ever met her husband.

Determined to find him after all these decades, she decides to travel alone to NYC and stay with cousins she's never met and search for her long lost love. During the search, she discovers more than she could have ever hoped for.

I love a good story with good characters, and McGlynn has given us one here. Based on her own cousin Dot and her visit from England, Daisy is full of spunk and strength, and it makes us all hope to age so gracefully.

A wonderful, easy read. The perfect thing to go along with a good strong cup of English tea!