The titular older lady is an 88-year-old Swede named Maud, who is the last remaining person in her family. She's living out her life in a large apartment in which she lives rent free due to an agreement made when her mother sold the apartment building seventy years prior.

Maud is in pretty good physical shape for someone her age and is strong of mind. She's smart enough to know that it's not a bad idea if people think less of her. This first book in the Äldre Dam series is composed of five short stories. When I read the first one, I didn't know what to expect and was genuinely guffawed by the ending.

Despite her likability, Maud is kind of an asshole, and as with some other olds, some of her politics need updating. And other times, her quirks are pretty funny

When they got there, Jasmin turned around and gave her a big hug. Maud could feel Jasmin's soft breasts under her top as they pressed against her own small, flat bosom. She was so taken aback, it didn't occur to her to defend herself.