How to age disgracefully

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Daphne knows that age is just a number. She also knows that society no longer pays her any attention – something she’s happy to exploit to help her hide a somewhat chequered past. But finding herself alone on her 70th birthday, with only her plants to talk to and neighbours to stalk online, she decides she needs some friends. Joining a Senior Citizen’s Social Club she’s horrified at the expectation she’ll spend her time enduring gentle crafting activities. Thankfully, the other members – including a failed actor addicted to shoplifting and a prolific yarn-bomber – agree. After a tragic accident, the local council threaten to close the club – but they have underestimated the wrong group of pensioners – and with the help of a teenage dad and a geriatric, orphaned mongrel, the incongruous gang set out to prove it.

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Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Restored my faith in humankind‘ RUTH JONES
‘A celebration of life at every stage’ JENNIE GODFREY
Joyful, life-affirming and full of heartan absolute riot of a read‘ FREYA SAMPSON
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When age makes you invisible, secrets are easier to hide

Daphne knows that age is just a number. She also knows that society no longer pays her any attention – something she’s happy to exploit to help her hide a somewhat chequered past.

But finding herself alone on her 70th birthday, with only her plants to talk to and neighbours to stalk online, she decides she needs some friends. Joining a Senior Citizen’s Social Club she’s horrified at the expectation she’ll spend her time enduring gentle crafting activities. Thankfully, the other members – including a failed actor addicted to shoplifting and a prolific yarn-bomber – agree.

After a tragic accident, the local council threaten to close the club – but they have underestimated the wrong group of pensioners…and with the help of a teenage dad and a geriatric, orphaned dog, the incongruous gang set out to prove it.

As long as their pasts don’t catch up with them first?

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Readers LOVE How to Age Disgracefully:

***** ‘Surprising, inspiring and hilarious!!’
***** ‘A breath of fresh air . . . funny and entertaining’
***** ‘A fantastic read’
***** ‘If you’re looking for a feel-good book, look no further!’
***** ‘A joyful read from beginning to end’

Clare Pooley, The Bookseller bestseller, April 2023

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Weight 0.475 kg
Dimensions 22.4 × 14.3 × 3.2 cm
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Publisher

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Cover

Hardback

Pages

357

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K