Norma is homeless and dying but there's a dance in the old dame yet, or at least one last battle.
A rich real estate tycoon has plans to revive a historic building into an arts center, but Norma lives at the homeless shelter in the building. She and the other elderly down-on-their-luck ladies have created a community. This is their home. Norma does what she has always done: gather the troops, raise the banner, and stand up for the downtrodden.
Norma protested at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago where she was impregnated by a nameless Scandinavian. It was always just Norma and Jenny until Jenny rejected her mom's ideals.
Jenny has become a successful and wealthy businesswoman. She is told that her mother is homeless and ill. It has been years since Jenny has seen her mother and she is shocked at her physical decline. Norma won't take Jenny's help and resists seeing a doctor. To Norma, Jenny is a sell-out.
The tycoon, known as Doc, meets with Norma and Jenny, hoping to appease the women with a nicer shelter. Norma is adamant she is not leaving her home. They have rights, Norma insists.
The vile businessmen and lawyers who work for Doc, even the lady who runs the shelter, all call Norma by labels from pushy, Jew girl, loud, and bitch to bleeding heart, communist, and troublemaker.
Millions are at stake. Things get complicated with Doc falls hard for Jenny. And in the end, Norma's conquest changes all their lives.
I appreciated the story of an elderly woman standing her ground and making a difference. The comedic ending is quite fun.
I received a free ebook from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
Read about Warren Adler and his view of older people's contributions to society at
https://www.getold.com/the-war-of-the-roses-author-declares-war-on-ageism
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2017/05/23/now-almost-90-war-of-the-roses-author-has-some-advice-for-seniors-and-its-not-about-divorce/#1642be134721
Read about Adler as a self-publishing pioneer at
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/70447-warren-adler-self-publishing-pioneer.html
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