Is it possible to stop yourself from aging?
The residents of Orchid Lake Village receive a unique proposition: take one vitamin to reverse the signs of aging. Could this be too good to be true?
Growing old is inevitable. That’s what the residents of Orchid Lake Village, an assisted living facility, believe until Evergreen Life offers a unique proposition. The pharmaceutical company has a new all natural, organic supplement that promises to reverse the signs of aging.
Eloise isn’t as lithe as she used to be. Gladys can’t remember the plot of her favorite TV show. Murray feels like the light inside of him has been blown out. After just a few weeks on the vitamin, they start to feel the effects. Laurel’s once-translucent hair has a caramel tint to it. A suddenly inspired Harold pens a new book. Eloise exercises like an athlete.
Could this be too good to be true? Their question is amplified when tragedy hits Orchid Lake, leaving everybody reeling.
The Evergreen Life Experiment explores the meaning of youth and whether age is just a mindset. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jodi Picoult.
This book is dedicated to my wonderful grandmother, Dorothy Papermaster, whose 100th birthday is April 2, 2020.
She is an amazing woman, she cooks, she drives, manages her own finances (much better than anyone else I know!) She is extremely independent, still living alone in the same home where she raised her three grown children, including my mother. The problem is, she is lonely. She reads the newspaper, often twice a day; reads books; watches TV; but it’s hard being old when everyone around you is so busy with their own lives.
I’ve often thought about my grandma and how amazing it is that she had reached such an advanced age. She has watched the world change several times over, living during the depression, World War II, 18 U.S. presidents, The Cold War, seeing a man in space. She’s also outlived her husband, all her friends, and even a son. While people around her are suffering from cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other ailments of aging, she remains healthy. I’ve asked her often why she thinks that is. Her answer is that she eats healthy and continues to take care of herself. Also, she’s just lucky.
