Just when you think life can’t throw any more curveballs, it does. And how you swing at them makes all the difference. Enter Cecile, our protagonist, who faced the ultimate test of patience and fortitude when her daughter-in-law decided to turn her world upside down. Lucidly navigating the web of family dynamics, Cecile showed everyone that age is just a number and independence is a right, not a privilege.

Cecile had barely caught her breath after the loss of her dear husband. Seeking comfort in familiar faces and surroundings, she moved in with her son Jack. But if you think she got the royal treatment for her effort, think again. No sooner had she settled she was handed a decision: a dark, musty basement or an impersonal nursing home. It was as if she had unwittingly landed in a twisted game show with Lucy, her daughter-in-law, hosting what felt like the world’s worst