Jenkins never dreamed he'd live long enough to be dating again. Two years after his wife's death, he's testing the waters and realizing he's still no wiser than a schoolboy. When Jenkins hears his recently widowed high-school sweetheart is in town, he sees a chance to rekindle an old flame. But when her son greets him at the door with a list of rules, the evening already seems to be going up in smoke. Hilarious, touching, and a little saucy, Dating proves that life is full of surprises no matter how old you are.
"A comic look at a generation grappling with aging bodies and young hearts"
"The author has done some research on bereaved men... [that] confirmed his impression that widowers typically revert to seeing themselves as eligible young bachelors. They tend to approach dating with the same mindset they had decades earlier."
"Smart, funny, and at times poignant, Dating is part love story, part social history, part coming-of-age novel....clever, touching, and always hilarious. Jenkins's voice stayed with me long after I'd finished."
In Dating, Dave Williamson often "sketches a world that elicits the smile or even the giggle of recognition."-- Literary Reveiw of Canada
Dating is "inventive" and holds "surprises -- right to the very last page."With its references to the Chocolate Shop, the Highwayman restaurant, the Ivanhoe and other local institutions, Dating will have a special attractiveness for older, nostalgic Winnipeg readers."
Do you remember what it was like when you were first dating? Chances are you (like me) were in your teens -- unsure, hesitant and excited all at the same time. Well imagine going through that decades later. The emotions might be the same, but the physicality of the situation will have no doubt changed, over time.