Living Life Backwards: The Continuing Story of the Two Js

Who says love is only for the young?

Living Life Backwards celebrates passion and intimacy in later life, focusing on women who faced unmarried motherhood and adoption in the 1960s.

Clarissa, adopted as a baby, discovers in her fifties that her father is not who she thought. Her birth-mother Juliet reveals he was an Italian musician, not an English gardener. Clarissa embarks on a journey to find him, leading to Juliet’s reunion with her lost love, Enzo, and life-changing consequences for all.

This sequel to Perfectly Imperfect continues the story of inseparable friends Juliet and June, the Two Js, showcasing the enduring power of friendship. Most importantly, it reminds us that love and sex are ageless gifts, rejuvenating for everyone.

A hymn to passion and intimacy in later life, Living Life Backwards is dedicated to those who fall in love in their seventies and beyond.