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Silver Alert by Lee Smith is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Silver Alert about?

This funny and endearing novel of family, secrets, and aging follows an elderly man who heads off on a joyride with a new young friend—who may have some secrets of her own. A driving force in literature, the one and only Lee Smith returns with a road trip novel, a story full of hope and humor about not going away quietly—at any age. Aging Herb’s charmed life with his dear wife, Susan, in their Key West house is coming undone. Susan now needs constant care, and Herb is in denial about his own ailing health. The one bright spot is the arrival of an endlessly optimistic manicurist calling herself Renee. She sings to Susan during manicures, gets her to paint, and brings her a sense of contentment. But then Herb and Susan’s adult children arrive to stage an intervention on their stubborn, independent father, and as a consequence, Renee’s gig with Susan—and her grand plans for her own life—start to unravel as well. So...

Who reads Silver Alert?

Author

Lee Smith

Publisher

Algonquin Books

Published

2023

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.1 / 5 (216 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14