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How to Age Disgracefully
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
When age makes you invisible, secrets are easier to hide
Lydia imagines her new job running a Senior Citizen's Social Club three afternoons a week will involve drinking tea while playing gentle games of cards, listening to The Beatles and reminiscing about food rationing and The Blitz.
She does not expect to find a failed actor addicted to shoplifting, a woman who's been hiding from a mysterious and very chequered past, and a prolific yarn-bomber. It turns out that their ideas about how to spend their afternoons are very different.
After a tragic accident means the council threatens to sell the community centre, the Social Club, aided by their friends in the nursery next door and a geriatric orphaned dog, set out to save it.
They might not be able to save the hall, but they might just save each other - if their pasts don't catch up with them first...
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- Lindsey Pope
- 26-06-24
Marvellous
Clare Pooley is becoming one of my favourite authors. Adored this fun story of the best characters.
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- Laoidhe
- 23-06-24
Great read
Enjoy immensely, her books get better and better. Can’t wait for another one to be written
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-07-24
Fun story
Although most of the main characters are in their 70’s, the book does have other age groups, ethnicity and is all inclusive. How their lives intertwine makes for compelling reading
Nelson Mandela would approve - Ubuntu a South African word for brotherhood comes to mind
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- Crafty
- 26-06-24
Lydia standing up for herself
A lot of bits that were believable among the impossible . I wasn’t sure where Lucky came into it but it was good to have a teenage father who learned a few lessons.
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- Husayn
- 02-07-24
Riveting!
Fabulous narration and a hugely fun read! I enjoyed every minute! What great characters - all of them. I love Clare’s books and I couldn’t wait for this one. It didn’t disappoint! Please write more Clare!
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- Lottie's Mum
- 09-07-24
Loved it!
The story is well written, laugh out loud funny and heartwarming. I do hope there’s a sequel, or even a book around one or two of the characters.
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- Lynne E.
- 22-06-24
Laugh out loud.
As an over 70 lady I absolutely loved this book. Its laugh out loud funny and certainly hits the spot. I haven’t read any other books from this author but I’m certainly on it now.
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- Grumpyma
- 01-07-24
Loved this book
I very rarely write book reviews (they have to be really good or really bad). I loved this - uplifting and full of varied and wacky characters. I want to be Daphne, have been like Lydia and wish I was able to knit a scooter 'wrap' of a giant phallus like Ruby. Narration was brilliant. it's not a book to tax your brain but wonderful to take your mind off things as you get pulled into the story because of the characters.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-07-24
Another great book by Clare Pooley!
I have loved all her other books and this one is no different. Clare always centres her books around a group of people that society doesn't believe belong together and shows you humanity at its finest. This time it is the older generation. Just like Richard Osman, Clare has showed us that life is for living even in your eighties.
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- Anne S.
- 11-07-24
jolly good story
have listened to a few Clare Pooley books now, and have always thoroughly enjoyed them. A good read from the beginning to end. finished this in only 3 days. Very easy listening, I recommend this author.
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