M. H Wilkie
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Intrepid boomer woman and solo traveller Merry works her magic once again, this time in New Orleans - or Nawlins, as it's known to the locals.Sounds of jazz, smells of exotic foods, gorgeous French architecture - Merry finds all these, and something more.A young boy is running with bad company and doesn't know how to break away from them. Through a chance meeting with Merry and an elderly trumpet player, he finds his independence.
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Fans of Merry Watson on her solo travels across America will be deighted with this compilation of her first seven adventures.Inside you'll find a lost boy in Boston, a reluctant hero in a small town, a family struggling with culture shock in Philadelphia, a young boy in danger of losing his way in New Orleans, another boomer woman in need of Merry's inspiration in Cincinatti and a veteran struggling to find his place in northern Michigan.Merry leaves...
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The Mother Road, Part 2: St. Louis is the 10th in M. H. Wilkie's On the Road with Merry series of boomer lit short stories.The second leg of Merry's nostalgic trip along Route 66 - The Mother Road - takes her to St. Louis. But this time there's a twist - she's not alone. Her surprising new friend, Mattie, has decided to come along for the ride, and she soon shows Merry a thing or two about how to enjoy life no matter your age! Will Mattie's bold move...
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The Mother Road, Part I: Springfield is the 9th in M. H. Wilkie's On the Road with Merry series of boomer lit short stories.Merry is excited to be travelling the famed Route 66, also known as The Mother Road. On her first stop at the State Capital, Springfield, she not only visits the historic sites associated with Abraham Lincoln, but she also meets a new friend who introduces her to a hobby that will add a dimension to her trip. But will Mattie...
5) The Lost Boy
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Merry Watson is a fifty-something retired teacher who embarks on a grand adventure: driving across America by herself! She changes lives and leaves an impact on every town or city she visits.This first in this series of short stories takes our heroine to Boston - one of Merry's favourite cities and the first stop on her grand adventure. When she and her intriguing new friend Jake visit the Paul Revere House together, they're not prepared for the unexpected...
6) The Diner
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After driving on a "lonesome highway" for many hours, Merry is happy to arrive at Westerly, a small bump-in-the-road town in Kansas. The folks are friendly - or most of them - and Merry feels quite at home.But something's wrong in Westerly. Something that threatens to upset lives and disturb Westerly's calm.Can Merry's investigative skills uncover the problem before it's too late?If you like feel-good stories with strong, boomer women leads, you'll...
7) The Veteran
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Boomer woman and solo traveler Merry Watson finds herself in a Michigan city that's very different from Detroit.A disillusioned veteran feels he has no reason to live, until Merry helps him realize how valued and loved he is. Then she shows him a path that reinvigorates his zest for living.
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Boomer woman and solo traveller Merry is leaving her mark in yet another place!In a lush resort in the Sea Islands of South Carolina, an ambitious young woman may lose her job and her future because she is accused of something she didn't do.Merry resolves to help prove her innocence, and in the process meets an intriguing man who promises to make this stop on her journey a memorable one!
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Merry Watson, intrepid boomer on a solo road trip across America, finds herself in Cincinatti. All she wanted was a haircut, but she found a new friend. Gretchen's life is boring and predictable. She has always wanted to go on a travel adventure to find her family's roots but has never given herself permission to do so. That all changes when she meets Merry!
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She checked Buenos Aires off her bucket list, so why does she keep going back?
On her own for six years after the death of her beloved husband, Helen Wilkie fulfills a long held dream to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina. Little does she know that in that short vacation the city will burrow its way into her heart so that she has to keep going back again and again!
In this lighthearted, humorous memoir, she shares quirky, fun stories ranging from negotiating...
11) The Old Friend
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Another adventure for Merry, intrepid boomer woman and solo traveler.Has Merry made a mistake agreeing to stay with her old university friend for a week? Will they run out of things to talk about? Chicago works its magic on the two old friends, as well as a new one who needs a little nudge to move forward with her life after losing her husband of many years.