But at 93, Lorna Page had a rather more altruistic ambition - she wanted to save her friends from having to live in nursing homes.
She pledged to spend all the proceeds from her book, A Dangerous Weakness, on moving into a bigger house so that they could come and live with her.
Mrs Page said she was motivated to help by seeing her friends ' miserable' in residential care.
She wrote her book while living in a one-bedroom flat but has now swapped it for a £310,000 five-bedroomed property in Weare Giffard, Devon.
The grandmother of two has invited friends who are 'unhappy' in care homes to move in - and says she already has a queue of people eager to take up the offer.
Mrs Page, a widow, said: 'The book has sold nicely and I was able to buy a much bigger place to live. I only had a small flat before.
'I wanted to be able to give a room to as many friends who live in care homes as possible. More...
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