The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker, Joanna Nell
The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker, Joanna Nell
List: $25.99 | Sale: $18.20
Club: $12.99

The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker

Author: Joanna Nell

Narrator: Julie Nihill

Unabridged: 9 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2019

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

As the wife of retired ship's doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner - gown, tiara, runners - and regales her fellow passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury.

But now Henry is missing, and it is up to Evelyn to find him. Donning her 'Finding Henry' shoes and armed with a pocket map, she embarks on an odyssey, searching every part of the grand ocean liner. Misadventures are had, new friends are made, scandalous behaviour noted - all news to Evelyn. If only she could remember the events of the night before as clearly as she can recall the first time she met Henry on a passage from England to Australia in 1953 and fell in love - and the long-ago painful events that left her all at sea.

The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker is a love letter to the memories we make over the course of a lifetime, and how the heart remembers what matters, even when the mind has long forgotten.

Praise for The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker:
'Whip-smart dialogue, humour and sarcasm add a whole new dimension to Mrs Henry Parker and her last voyage. A heart-warming story, extremely well written and highly addictive' Sun Herald

About Joanna Nell

Joanna Nell is a British-Australian writer, GP and advocate for positive ageing. Her essays and short fiction have won multiple awards and been widely published in magazines, journals and literary anthologies. Her first four novels, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village, The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker, The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home and The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital, were national bestsellers. Joanna lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on July 24, 2022

Evelyn Parker can't seem to remember where she put her husband. In fact, quite a few other details seem to be slipping away from her these days. It was a delight to walk around the ship with Evelyn in her "Finding Henry" shoes. She has a plan, but neither the ship nor the crew seem to be cooperating......more