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Retirement is fun: A new Chapter (Four- book Memoir Series) Paperback – Large Print, June 13, 2014

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WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES, MANY OTHERS OPEN.
In her memoir RETIREMENT IS FUN, which is a sequel to My Life as a Banker - A Life Worth Living, Brenda describes her many wonderful experiences at the end of her banking career.
Reluctant to move on from banking, she amazes herself when she turned down an offer to work in a higher position at another bank.
She chose Insurance instead, and for her, it turned out to be the better choice.
She excelled and qualified for the Premium Association for Financial Professionals [MDRT] six times in a row and her travels around the world skyrocketed.
Within the pages. you will read how Brenda proves that retirement is a time to enjoy life and continue to earn.
For her, retirement is when you stop working to live, and start working at living.
Of course, life is not a bed of roses, and you will read how Brenda stands out as a beacon of light throughout every challenge she faces.
Follow the author on her remarkable journey.
Read a five-star review from an Amazon Reviewer:
“Great Motivational Read!
What can I say about "Retirement Is Fun?"
It's a book that gives the good and the bad of living in this 21st century.
There are incredible miracles and incredible heartbreaks, yet through it all with the support of family and faith in God, we prevail.
The author wrote the story as it occurred, with no frills or embellishments.
She takes the reader along with her to the many places she visited.
Her obvious enjoyment of them is a testament to her wonderful spirit.
The book is written in two parts.
I was happy the author gives us the good news in the first half, that way, the reader can see her strength and appreciate from whence she came.
I was impressed with the places she had visited.
I'd thought I was a world traveler, but I take my hat off to her and her wonderful family.
This is a great motivational and inspirational story for anyone who needs uplifting.”
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  1. Book 2 of 4
    Four- book Memoir Series
  2. Print length
    370 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    June 13, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1499747071
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1499747072
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Review by Readers Favorite:Retirement is Fun: A New Chapter by Brenda Mohammed is an interesting memoir where the author shares with readers her moments after retirement and how it is a time when everyone should sit back and enjoy life. After reading this book, no one will dread retirement; they will all look forward to it and use that time to enjoy the beauty of life, spend more time with the family, and experience their unconditional love. Retiring from the job does not mean one retires from life because one gets time to appreciate the beauty of unlimited time and use it effectively by doing things they missed out on doing while they were working.The book is uplifting as it makes everyone who is going to retire look forward to it. The author's experiences and adventures after retirement give readers ideas on how to handle their lives in a good and happy way after retiring from their jobs. Brenda Mohammed shows by example how one's attitude can make a difference to everything and life can be enjoyed at any age, irrespective of whether you are young or not. The memoir is simple and chronicles the author's life and events, taking readers into her space. The memoir is a good read; readers can connect well with what the author says and the events and experiences in her life, and the way she handles life is tangible. The words of wisdom from Dr. Murdoch quoted at the end of the book are very inspirational and will help readers look at life in a positive way. An interesting book for all those who are going to retire from their jobs and want to know how to handle life after that.

Such an enjoyable read!

Retirement Is Fun" is an enjoyable account of lifeafter retirement, written by an amazing author, Brenda Mohammed.

Ms. Mohammed recounts in greatdetail her decision to embark on a totally new career, with its ensuing challengesand rewards, after retiring from a successful career in banking.

"Why not?" was her mentalapproach as she entered the world of insurance, quickly rising to the top ofthe profession as she continually worked tirelessly to increase her skills andabilities.

"Retirement Is Fun" is notonly a testament to her success, but to her absolute enjoyment of life andeverything it has to offer.

Ms. Mohammed writes about herprofessional successes, but also of her personal life. The reader gets toknow her extended family as they are such an integral part of her life.

She enjoys her family, travels oftenand extensively throughout the world, revels in her grandchildren and is amarvelous example of how much one can achieve in life.

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Comment by a British Writer Margaret Lossl shared on LinkedIn 
"We all face challenges. I have found that 'what doesn't kill you will make you stronger' to be true. I have recently met an inspirational writer Brenda Mohammed and in her book 'Retirement is Fun: A New Chapter' (Amazon) she reveals her triumph over hazardous challenges. Her positive outlook and faith carry her through the difficult phase between her high profile job in a bank and retirement, but it is in these halcyon days of retirement, that life really throws her a curved ball. No matter what you are going through, make it count and enable growth. You are not alone.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Large Print edition (June 13, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1499747071
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1499747072
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Brenda Mohammed is the Founder of the How to Write for Success Literary Network, President of the International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] - Trinidad and Tobago, with headquarters in Spain, and President of Unión Hispanomundial de Escritores – Trinidad and Tobago, with headquarters in Peru.

A former Bank Manager, to date, she has published 60 books.

Brenda is a multiple award-winning author of the popular science fiction book, Zeeka Chronicles, and best-selling nonfiction, I am Cancer Free,

Reviewers have compared her futuristic novel, Zeeka Chronicles, to Frankenstein, Twilight Zone, and Shakespeare’s plays.

Some have said ZEEKA CHRONICLES is movie material. For this book, Brenda captured awards from Readers Favorite International, Author Academy Global Awards, and Readers’ Choice.

Her Memoir, I Am Cancer Free, also won an award in the category of Health and Fitness in Readers Favorite International Awards.

Brenda’s genres include memoirs, science fiction, romance, self-help, mystery, children’s books, psychological thrillers, Christian books, poetry, and poetry anthologies.

Her fiction stories are filled with humour, mystery, and suspense with mostly happy endings.

The memoir of her Life as a Banker highlights historic days in the banking system as well as in Trinidad and Tobago.

Her Travel Memoirs are filled with details of many worldwide family trips and are delightful reading.

She loves to share her knowledge and wrote two books on How to Write for Success for new and aspiring authors.

How to Write for Success – Volume One, received a five-star review from Readers Favorite one month after it was published in December 2017.

In August 2019, the book topped all the books in the Non-Fiction category of Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice awards and won the gold medal in the non-fiction category.

It also placed second in all categories and won the silver medal. [First place went to another of her books - STORIES PEOPLE LOVE] The merits of the book were featured in a review in the Ethiopian Herald Sunday Edition on February 16th, 2020.

Brenda was recently inspired to write Christian books and to date, she has published eight of them. They are Chosen by the Creator, He is the One, Your Time is Now, True Power of Love, Highway to Joy Eternal, God–Fearing Ones, Serenity in End Times, and Now is the time to Prepare.

Brenda was inducted into the Indie Author's Wall of Fame in the USA in January 2020.

She won several literary awards in the USA, Peru, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Nigeria, India, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, Morocco, Philippines, Hong Kong, Portugal, Uruguay, Indonesia, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Sri Lanka, Austria, Russia, Germany, Syria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Honduras, Mexico, Pakistan, Cuba, China, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Russia, Bosnia, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK.

Brenda also received several awards from CIESART Spain. In 2024 she was honoured with the PLATO AWARD. The values highlighted by PLATO are Wisdom, Temperance, Courage, Justice, and more.

She is an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against Domestic Violence. With several authors from her Facebook forum, she published seven anthologies for those purposes, as well as six magazines.

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Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable account of retirement from an amazing author!
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
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"Retirement Is Fun" is an enjoyable account of life after retirement, written by an amazing author, Brenda Mohammed. Ms. Mohammed recounts in great detail her decision to embark on a totally new career, with its ensuing challenges and rewards, after retiring from a successful career in banking.
"Why not?" was her mental approach as she entered the world of insurance, quickly rising to the top of the profession as she continually worked tirelessly to increase her skills and abilities.
"Retirement Is Fun" is not only a testament to her success, but to her absolute enjoyment of life and everything it has to offer. Ms. Mohammed writes about her professional successes, but also of her personal life. The reader gets to know her extended family as they are such an integral part of her life. She enjoys her family, travels often and extensively throughout the world, revels in her grandchildren and is a marvelous example of how much one can achieve in life. Such an enjoyable read!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Satisfying Glimpse into the Life of a Well-Traveled Woman!
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017
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Take a flight into the fascinating and fast-paced life of author Brenda Mohammed as she reflects on her years of early retirement. “Retirement is Fun” reads like a journal detailing the many aspects of Mohammed’s post-retirement days spent traveling the world. We follow her and her family as they globe-trot from their native Trinidad to the world’s largest cities, including Rome, London, and New York, to more exotic locations, such as Spain, Anguillar, and Columbia, and to popular tourist destinations like Hollywood and Las Vegas, as the author gives her impressions of each stop along the way.

“Retirement is Fun” reads much like a travel itinerary, but in diary form. Sometimes repetitious in the minute details of the author’s daily agenda, it still manages to peak one’s interest with all the trials and tribulations, joys and agonies, laughter and sadness she experiences during the course of her busy life. In fact, with such a hectic travel schedule and so many landmark occasions peppering this memoir, it’s amazing that Mohammed has managed to pack so much into her life—not to mention between the pages.

Highly-descriptive and quite intimate, “Retirement is Fun” provides a satisfying glimpse into the life of this well-traveled woman.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Motivational Read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
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What can I say about "Retirement Is Fun?" It’s a book that gives the good and the bad of living in this 21st century. There incredible miracles and incredible heart breaks, yet through it all with the support of family and faith in God, we prevail.
The author wrote the accounting as it occurred, with no frills or embellishments. She takes the reader along with her to the many places she visited. Her obvious enjoyment in them is a testament to her wonderful spirit.
The book is written in two parts. I was happy the author gives us the good news in the first half, that way, the reader is able to see her strength and appreciate from whence she came. I was impressed with the places she had visited. I’d thought I was a world traveler, but I take my hat off to her and her wonderful family.

This is a great motivational and inspirational story for anyone who needs uplifting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Unfazed Heroine
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
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The novel Retirement is Fun by Brenda Mohammed may be deceptively read as an account of a continuous intercontinental road trip. However Retirement is Fun can more accurately read as the saga of the quiet determination of an unassuming heroine to maintain and promote social cohesion and interdependence of the family as she knows it. Brenda gives life to the family which in turn gives life to her. It’s the web of family closeness facilitated by Brenda from she draws strength in her darkest hour as she is afflicted with cancer and successfully grapples with retirement. The family dynamics begs interpretation and one finds it in the context of the social and cultural back ground of the collectivist substrata. It is in Brenda’s indefatigable efforts to champion the cause of family even as she journeys through a series sicknesses, births and deaths sequences and remains unfazed that a true hero is born.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book of the Heart!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018
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I love this story! A tale of the heart. I was hooked on the first page and couldn't stop until I finished it. Awesome story and I recommend you get this book. I plan to read this again and keep it in my library of books! The author does not disappoint!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening, educational, aspirational and charming.
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017
Enlightening and inspiring, author Brenda Mohammed takes us through a bird's eye view turned fly on the wall look at her life. Banking? Insurance? Exotic holidays? For some of us, such a life is beyond our reach. For those of us to strive just be a little bit better at what we do, each and every day, we are the kind of reader suited to this book.

Anyone can read it, but you will be pleasantly surprised just how the author takes on new challenges with gusto. True, she has a large family and strong network of friends egging her on, but this is clearly her own tale, and how retirement is anything but a door closing.

It is a new opening, a new chapter, and it is fun to read as well as have some very poignant moments in it. A great companion to her other memoirs, but stands well on its own. Far from being something to fear, the author teaches the reader to really go for it in life.

Nicely done.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A heart warming story filled with familial love and faith.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2014
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The book is written in the style of a diary, and one I got used to this, it worked fine. Brenda's incredible story as a cancer survived is revealed, amongst the life changing adventures of her retirement. I had to finish the book in one sitting as I was intrigued to discover the outcome. The story is also a travelogue, and as I had visited some of the places Brenda mentions, wonderful memories of my own travels have been evoked. I love the fact that stores and restaurants visited were mentioned, as on occasions I could chime,"I've been there". The practical description of the wonderful countries and cities Brenda has seen, has left me with a bigger bucket list. The most wonderful thing about this book is the faith,hope and love of Brenda and her family. It is a book of hope and that will bless the reader.
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