The Roundabout Way

This is the book retirees give their children when the kids ask, “What’s it really like living in The Villages?”

A warm and often hilarious collection of short stories about fictional residents of America’s most famous retirement community, The Roundabout Way captures the humor, heartbreak, reinvention, and quiet courage that come with growing older.

For years the best-selling work of fiction by a local author in The Villages, the book explores the strange dilemma of finally having the freedom to enjoy life—just as time, health, and security begin to feel more precious.

Filled with wit, pathos, affection, and sharp observation, The Roundabout Way resonates with anyone over fifty—or anyone who hopes they someday will be.