The little old lady who broke all the rules
Subtitle: a novel
By: Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg ; translated from the Swedish by Rod Bradbury
Contributors: Bradbury, Rod, translator
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780062447975
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Old age; Older women; Attitude (Psychology); Role expectation; Nursing home patients; Fiction
Work titles: Kaffe med rån
First sentence: The little old lady gripped the handles of her Zimmer frame, hung her walking stick next to the shopping basket and did her best to look assertive.
Description: Martha Andersson may be 79 years old and live in a retirement home, but that doesnt mean shes ready to stop enjoying life. So when the new management of Diamond House starts cutting corners to save money, Martha and her four closest friends--Brains, The Rake, Christina and Anna-Gretta (a.k.a. The League of Pensioners)--wont stand for it. Fed up with early bedtimes and overcooked veggies, this group of feisty seniors sets about to regain their independence, improve their lot, and stand up for seniors everywhere. Their solution? White collar crime. What begins as a relatively straightforward robbery of a nearby luxury hotel quickly escalates into an unsolvable heist at the National Museum. With police baffled and the Mafia hot on their trail, the League of Pensioners has to stay one walkers length ahead if its going to succeed
Notes: Translation from Swedish of: Kaffe med rån.

Originally published as Kaffe med ran in Sweden in 2012.

Translated from the Swedish.