September 16, 2018: On the acknowledgments page in her new novel, The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (and Their Muses), author Terri-Lynne DeFino writes, “Though she has no idea who I am, and likely never will, I feel the need to thank Dame Helen Mirren, whose brilliant catalog of work gave Olivia life, breath, and heart.” Like DeFino, I can’t introduce you to Mirren, but I can introduce you to Olivia, one of the stars of The Bar Harbor Retirement Home, which—well, lookee here—I review in today’s Portland Press Herald.
It Ain’t for Sissies
16 Sunday Sep 2018