A novel of family, secrets, and aging, about an elderly man who, rather than give up his independence, heads off on a joyride with a new young friend who has some secrets of her own.
Bursting with life and laughter and love, an absolute delight ... Her story is compelling and her theme is uplifting ... Silver Alert will make you laugh hard and feel hope, even as you're looking at the end square in the eye.
The plot is told through the points of view of Dee Dee and Herb, and readers never quite know what will happen next to the unlikely companions ... Readers who love a quirky story filled with beguiling characters will enjoy Smith’s road-trip novel.
Smith skillfully pivots from wry humor to real tenderness toward her quirkily engaging characters ... Beneath the novel’s occasionally frothy surface beats a compassionate, generous heart.
