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Thirty nine {{infobox|title=Granny with Benefits|author=Marilyn Bennett|reviewer=Sue Magee|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Grace is a difficult age for a woman, particularly if she’s 39 and not married. Has she given up on entirely happy with the idea of having a family? Does her career mean everything to her? On the other hand way that life is going which is why she desperately looking for 's prepared to take a man? Grace found herself in a difficult situation rather unusual approach when she first met Dale (or Heaven on Legs - HoL - as meets a man she thought of him)fancies. She’d volunteered to sort out her late grandmother’s home, but she couldn’t resist the opportunity to do a little dressing up. So, wearing her grandmother's clothes, wig resting just above her eyebrows and heavyAn original story which is more thought-rimmed glasses perched on the end of her nose she met the man of her dreamsprovoking that you might expect. Only, rather than laughing and explaining what she’d been doing, Grace carried on the pantomime |rating=4|buy=Yes|borrow=Yes|pages=352|publisher=Matador|date=November 2016|isbn=978- and called herself Louise.1785898730|website=|video=|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785898736</amazonuk>}}

And Louise (officially Thirty nine is a difficult age for a woman, particularly if she was Grace’s aunt) became quite involved with HoL’s family's not married. There never seemed to be Has she given up on the idea of having a family celebration ? Does her career mean everything to which Louise wasn’t invited: there was even her? On the ‘’merest’’ hint that romance might be other hand is she desperately looking for a man? Grace found herself in a difficult situation when she first met Dale (or Heaven on Legs - HoL - as she thought of him). She'd volunteered to sort out her late grandmother's home, but she couldn't resist the cardsopportunity to do a little dressing up. Sometimes Louise sent So, wearing her niece along in grandmother's clothes, wig resting just above her place eyebrows and that was how Grace officially got to know HoL. They were both carrying a bit heavy-rimmed glasses perched on the end of baggage around with them - Grace had been married before (her nose she met the split hadn’t been all that civilised) and HoL obviously had commitment problemsman of her dreams. ‘’He’’ might have understood his distinction between ‘seeing someone’ Only, rather than laughing and ‘being together’ but it would have confused most people. To top it all offexplaining what she'd been doing, Grace has problems at work. Redundancycarried on the pantomime -sized problemsand called herself Louise.

I’ll confess that to begin And Louise (officially she was Grace's aunt) became quite involved with I didn’t particularly ‘’like’’ Grace. She lied far too easily for my taste, but Marilyn Bennett is exceptionally skillful at keeping her readers balanced on the edge of their seats as they wonder if this is going to be the moment when it all falls apart. Mind you, I didn’t go for HoL as much as Grace did, either. He might have looked gorgeous but you wouldn’t necessarily have classified him as ‘steady’ and ‘reliable’'s family. Then something rather strange happened: I started There never seemed to root for Grace. She might not be ‘’entirely’’ truthful but she had an underlying honesty a family celebration to herself and her friends which Louise wasn't invited: there was very clear-sightedeven the ''merest'' hint that romance might be on the cards. I liked Sometimes Louise sent her niece along in her friends tooplace and that was how Grace officially got to know HoL. They work well as were both carrying a group and they’re the sort bit of people everyone needs baggage around with them; prepared to tell - Grace had been married before (the split hadn't been all that civilised) and HoL obviously had commitment problems. ''He'' might have understood his distinction between 'seeing someone' and 'being together' but it as would have confused most people. To top it isall off, but there when the chips are downGrace has problems at work. I even started to understand HoL a little more. Bennett develops the characters beautifully and they worm your way into your mindRedundancy-sized problems.

I'll confess that to begin with I didn't particularly ''like'' Grace. She lied far too easily for my taste, but Marilyn Bennett is exceptionally skillful at keeping her readers balanced on the edge of their seats as they wonder if this is going to be the moment when it all falls apart. Mind you, I didn't go for HoL as much as Grace did, either. He might have looked gorgeous but you wouldn't necessarily have classified him as 'steady' and 'reliable'. Then something rather strange happened: I started to root for Grace. She might not be ''entirely'' truthful but she had an underlying honesty to herself and her friends which was very clear-sighted. I liked her friends too. They work well as a group and they're the sort of people everyone needs around them; prepared to tell it as it is, but there when the chips are down. I even started to understand HoL a little more. Bennett develops the characters beautifully and they worm your way into your mind. In the early part of the story I was convinced that I was going to be reading farce and I was slightly concerned as it’s it's not something which usually appeals to me, but the slapstick comedy morphs into a story of some depth with difficult moral conundrums which set me thinking about what I’d I'd do in a similar situation. I enjoyed the book and the end came far too quickly. I’d I'd like to thank the publisher for sending a copy to the Bookbag.