Three ladies on the cusp of seventy decide to leave their homes in California for a house on a Greek island. They want to escape the demands of their families and just kick back and enjoy being together.
But all three women have complicated lives, with lots of attachments and kids and grandkids, ex-husbands, ex-lovers, dead husbands and other hangers-on. Inevitably, their attachments follow them to Greece and bring with them all the old complications. Because, no matter where you go, you are always there.
I read this book partly because it was described as, "wildly funny," "hilarious," and "rich in humor." These people who describe books this way must be much more easily amused than I am. I didn't find the book to be funny, in fact, it became rather grim and disturbing towards the end, when one of the ladies kills someone.
But, even though it wasn't particularly funny, I still found it interesting, especially since I have that fantasy too, of traveling to Greece and staying on one of the islands. The book cover is the other reason why I picked the book up, the building on the cover looks like something you would see in Santorini. The author certainly fed the fantasy, as she makes the islands & the people & the food very appealing!
Kirkus Reviews: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lynn-freed/the-last-laugh-freed/.
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