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Pearls Before Lunchtime: A Cautionary Tale About Widows, Wine, and Knowing When to Go Home (But Never Doing It)
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 7 2026
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.17 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Pearls Before Lunchtime is a sharply observed, laugh-out-loud adult illustrated book following five widows who meet for one quiet drink and instead dismantle the idea that ageing requires restraint.
Set across pubs, bars, streets, taxis and the unforgiving glow of late-night chip shops, the story charts a single afternoon and evening as it escalates into something far bigger. There are falls that are not injuries, confessions that were never planned, flirtation that refuses to behave, and a collective shedding of apology.
The humour is British, human and deeply recognisable. The women are not chasing youth or romance. They are reclaiming space, volume and pleasure without asking permission.
Visually inspired each page pairs words of narrative with a bold, character-led illustration that carries half the joke. The result is an adult picture book that reads fast, lingers long, and rewards rereading.
This is not a book about loss.
It is a book about what happens afterwards.
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