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The Sunshine Cruise Company

John Niven (author)

Paperback Published on: 24/03/2016

£9.99

27 reviews

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Synopsis

Susan Frobisher and Julie Wickham are turning sixty. Susan has just discovered that her recently deceased husband was not only a swinger but had run up a fortune in debts in pursuing his extravagant double life. Julie's not faring better: living in a council house and working in an old people's home, she's desperate for excitement.

When the bank threatens to take Susan's beloved home to clear the debt, the women seek the help of an octogenarian gangster named Nails. Rather than let the bank take everything Susan has, they're going to take the bank. With the help of Nails and a thrill-crazy, wheelchair-bound friend they pull off the daring robbery, and discover that getting away with it is not so easy and that the adventure is only just beginning.

Publisher information

Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9780099592341
Number of pages: 368
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 24 mm
Weight: 252g
Languages: English

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A book to make you laugh out loud

I have to admit, when I first started reading this book I was a bit apprehensive. As a seventeen year old girl reading a book where the main characters are... READ MORE

Phoebe Maskell-Taylor

An amazing summer read

Was unsure at first with this book but found that I couldn't put it down the end. The characters are lovable and the plot gripping. Would recommend it to... READ MORE

kayleigh senior

Brilliant Read

The very short chapters make this a quick and easy read. An unlikely plot adds to the overall enjoyment of the book. John Niven makes the unlikely seem qui... READ MORE

Garydk

Sunshine Cruise Comedy

Going just by the blurb.. the dust jacket doesn’t tell you just how funny this book is! Julie and Susan have been best friend’s since school. Sharing eac... READ MORE

Dela Kobic

Honest Review of The Sunshine Cruise Company

This novel is about two women who have been friends since school and are now both turning sixty. The women are slightly different as Susan seems to have it... READ MORE

Sophie Narey

Love, Love, Love this!!

I haven't been able to put this down from the moment I picked it up and it's had me laughing out loud throughout. The novel focuses on Susan Frobisher, a h... READ MORE

Sam Woodfield

One of the funniest books I've read in years

A hilarious, laugh out loud book. I throughly enjoyed this, which had me not only laughing but sitting on the edge of my seat with excitement. I did not wa... READ MORE

svanna

The Sunshine Cruise Company

This was the first John Niven book I have read so I had no idea what to expect. It took a while to get into the style and go with the flow of the plot but... READ MORE

Hannah Vincent

Fantastic!!

This book is so witty and funny its just amazing. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a light-hearted read and a great adventure. It would ma... READ MORE

Holly Burgess

Wrestle with a problem and enjoy the ride

Give yourself a day and you’ll get through this light read. Clearly not a new plot more reminiscent of every UK action comedy movie you’ve seen in the last... READ MORE

Geraldine Marcellino

Sunshine Cruise Comedy

Going just by the blurb.. the dust jacket doesn’t tell you just how funny this book is! Julie and Susan have been best friend’s since school. Sharing eac... READ MORE

Dela Kobic

Keystone cops meet the Golden Girls

I found this book disappointing. It's a farce, about a group of older women who rob a bank and there was ample potential for a entertaining dose of slaps... READ MORE

Kirsty Flerin

Couldn't put it down

I found this such an exciting book! Niven keeps you on the edge of your seat, switching perspectives and scenes each chapter in a way which teases your emo... READ MORE

Laura Smith

The funniest book I have read for ages!

It's not very often that I laugh out loud when reading a book, but John Niven's The Sunshine Cruise Company had me snorting and guffawing every few pages!... READ MORE

Sally Deller

Thrilling and funny

Older, law -abiding, middle class women forced into doing the unthinkable just to be able to live and look forward to retirement. Once again, Niven delves ... READ MORE

Johnedd

Funny Book

Got this book as a competion, from Waterstones, & was a bit skeptical with it but very plesently surprised. I haven't read any of John Niven's work before ... READ MORE

DonnaM

Growing Old Disgracefully

An easy read, an entertaining and often very funny, take on a not unfamiliar plot of hapless ageing and almost accidental criminals. Although very light i... READ MORE

Janet Costello

The Sunshine Cruise Company

This is the first John Nevin book I have read and much against fellow reviewers , I did not really enjoy it. The story was different and the characters qui... READ MORE

Viv

Try to stop laughing, I dare you

This being the first John Niven book I've read, and being just over a third of the main character's age, I wasn't sure what to expect but I wasn't disappoi... READ MORE

Bhakti Jethwa

Is this how Thelma and Louise would have turned out if they were British and lived to be 60?

On starting the book I did wonder if it had arrived in the wrong dust jacket - the intro to the book starts with Am-Dram fan Susan in her kitchen chatting ... READ MORE

Samantha Smart

Rollicking Thrills and Spills

I was a bit unsure when I first picked up this book, having never read John Niven before, but after reading the first couple of chapters I was completely s... READ MORE

rosesw

The Sunshine Cruise Company

A very funny, yet at times poignant, story. Time allowing, it would have been a delight to read all in one sitting. I found the characters easy to engage... READ MORE

Janeellen

Sunshine on a rainy day

I received my copy of this novel from Waterstones in return for an unbiased review. This book appealed to me because the main characters are ladies who are... READ MORE

Nealy

Expect the Unexpected

I found this an entertaining novel. The fast-moving storyline is led by a varied cast of colourful, engaging characters and lively dialogue. It held my a... READ MORE

Holly Fogg

Pleasantly surprised, very funny read

This book is not something I would have normally picked up to read (I won it in a Waterstones c I competition) but I am certainly glad I did read it! It... READ MORE

lorna wray

Ethel Cracked Me Up!

I am late to the party in terms of John NIven, having never read any of his previous novels and I’m also late to the party with a review but the first issu... READ MORE

mellis

Amazing

Absolutely fantastic book. I was laughing like an idiot on the train while reading this. I'm instantly a John niven fan now

Richard Horne

The Sunshine Cruise Company

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