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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
Martha Andersson is 79 and has had enough of the rules at her care home. She and four friends form the League of Pensioners, planning a more independent life through some decidedly illegal means.
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What makes it funny?
Their rebellion starts with a raid on the kitchen and grows into ambitions involving a bank and valuable paintings. The members of the gang prove surprisingly capable at some jobs and hopeless at others.
The comedy at work
Martha and her friends refuse the passive role their carers assign them. Each bigger scheme gives the would-be criminals another practical problem to solve, sometimes with more confidence than skill.
Try this if…
A sympathetic crime caper for readers who enjoy older protagonists taking charge and getting into trouble together.
Good to know
Rod Bradbury translated the novel from Swedish. Poor food, restrictive routines and the treatment of older residents supply the grievances behind the gang’s rebellion.
A few distinguishing details
- A care-home rebellion turns into a crime spree
- The League of Pensioners plans a new life
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