t 102 years old, Carol Landow is one of the oldest residents at the Peace Village Independent Living community in Palos Park, and now she’s among an elite group of centenarians who are first time book authors.
Independent Living community in Palos Park, and now she’s among an elite group of centenarians who are first time book authors.The book is called “The Adventures of Missy”. It’s a children’s book inspired by her grandchildren’s cat that went missing in the woods and turned up at their doorstep a week later.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
Landow had written a rough draft nearly 20 years ago, and says she largely forgot about it. But early last year, she decided to finally finish the project, and coincidently, Peace Village was offering a writing and illustration class. “That was to me a message from God to do it,” she says. “By signing up for it , it seemed like everything fell into place.”
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