Golden Years and Silver Linings: A Lesbian Romance

I absolutely loved this book and didn't want it to end. As a Sapphic woman in the age bracket of the lead characters albeit not as highly educated as Robyn and Christina, I found it refreshing and totally relatable. It’s difficult to find novels with characters in their "golden" years. We're still out there and have the same desires and sense of humor that we did 50 years ago. I found the characters and places fully developed making this novel a joy to read. My partner of 23 years passed away a

This is a great contemporary romance.... about time“It is just so sad when a person can’t lead an authentic life,” Christina said, meeting Robyn’s eyes. “Yes,” said Robyn, “but it’s never too late to start.” Having met while Robyn was in England in the 70s for her grad school work, she and Christina fell hard for each other. Now, both back in the States and retired, they literally almost emrun into each other at a golf course.And the spark is still there despite their lives diverging into career

This book is a breath of fresh air for all of us over sixty. I could not put it down. Having lived through the Women’s Lib of the 60s and Consciousness Raising of the 70s, I was impressed with the realistic portrayal of that era – and chagrined yet again over how long it took for our culture to move from there to inclusiveness and acceptance for the LGBTQ community (a battle we are obviously still fighting).If I had to identify two main themes that stood out to me, they would be fidelity and aut