In ‘Do Not Bury Me in Bolton’, we meet Brenda, whoafter twenty-one years of contemplative celibacy finds herself unceremoniouslyexpelled by a Mother Superior with all the Christian charity of a debtcollector. Thrust into secular life in a shared flat, Brenda mustmaster modern appliances, handle money, and navigate social relationships. AtNew Beginnings Rest Home, she develops a romantic relationship with Matt, a kindco-worker, while P.J. Maguire—sent by head office to rescue thefacility—confronts dilapidated conditions, eccentric staff, and bureaucraticchaos. His interactions with Melina, the formidable but scatter-brained managerand her down on his luck husband Rudy Laffoon, create power struggles andreluctant cooperation.