Age Is Just a Number

Download or read book Age Is Just a Number written by Myrliss Hershey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-10-10 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvela Higglesford, a 74 year old retired television producer from New York, left her comfortable apartment to live in a retirement community in Johnson County, Kansas. There she could be equidistant from her two sons, and easily fly to visit her daughter in London. Marvela adjusts to the wrenching change by volunteering and interviewing residents who have amazing stories to tell. She reconciles with her ex-husband at their daughters wedding. They reveal plans to remarry shortly before John dies of a massive stroke. Marvelas friendship with a paraplegic resident, blossoms into a romance. Despite the handicap, and their age difference, they marry. After all, age is just a number.