At nearly ninety, retired nature writer Hattie Bloom prefers the company of birds to people, so when a fall lands her in a nursing home, she struggles to cope with the loss of independence and privacy. From the confines of her 'room with a view' (of the carpark!) she dreams of escape.

Fellow 'inmate', the gregarious, would-be comedian Walter Clements, also plans on returning home as soon as he is fit and able to take charge of his mobility scooter.

When I lattie and Walter officially meet at The Night Owls, a clandestine club run by Sister Bronwvn and her dog, Queenie, thev seem at odds. But when Sister Bronwyn is dismissed over her unconventional approach to aged care, they mu