The Talk of the Towers is the true story of the author’s mother, Ruth, who found love at the age of 85 while she was a resident of Westminster Towers, a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Rock Hill, SC. Author Billie Hicklin recounts her mother’s years as a widow who enjoyed life as an active participant in life at The Towers. Then Ruth met another resident there - a gentleman about her age. From there a story of true love unfolds. Readers will enjoy reliving the romance and marriage of two people who took a risk and jumped head-first into an octogenarian relationship that became The Talk of the Towers. True love knows no age, and it truly is never too late.