Apples Should Be Red (2014)

A fifty-nine-year-old woman in pearls and a sixty-two-year-old, foul-mouthed gardener discover that sharing Thanksgiving need not mean getting along politely. This compact romantic-comedy novella uses food, gardening and incompatible manners to make the attraction feel particular. Expect profanity and on-page sexual pleasure. The abrasive humour is part of the invitation: try it when you want older characters allowed to be ridiculous as well as desirable.