93-Year-Old Woman Publishes First Book—a "Breathless Thriller"—and Uses Proceeds to Help Friends
"It would be lovely to give a home and family life to one or two people who would otherwise be sitting around in [nursing] homes. Every book that sells will help towards making a home for someone."
(United Kingdom)?Lorna Page, 93, has pledged to spend all the proceeds from her recently published debut novel, A Dangerous Weakness, to save her friends from living in nursing homes they don't want to be in. (Photo: SWN)
Said Page: "Care homes can be such miserable places. It would be lovely to give a home and family life to one or two people who would otherwise be sitting around in homes. I started asking people if they wanted to move out of their care homes and live with me and I've had dozens of offers. They are queuing up. It's nice for me too because at my age it's handy to have someone to live with. I think I can accommodate three people. Every book that sells will help towards making a home for someone."
According to a Telegraph report, Page wrote the book three years ago but made no attempt to get it published. Her daughter-in-law recently found the manuscript and convinced her it would be worth marketing it.
The publisher of Mrs. Page's book calls it a "breathless thriller."
