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Title:
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Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old |
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Authors:
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Groen, Hendrik |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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361 |
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Year:
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2016 |
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Publisher:
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Michael Joseph |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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What could Hendrik Groen, ensconced in his Amsterdam rest home, have to write about? Quite a lot it turns out ... and even more so when he and his friends form the 'Old-but-not-yet-dead club'. High jinks ensue. And that's the point - just because your 'best before' date has passed and your 'use by' date is looming, it doesn't mean you have to take it sitting down (unless of course, you are in a suitable chair).
Entertaining and moving, this is a story where the politics of ageing are sensitively explored through the acerbic insights and subversive humour of its true-to-life characters and the circumstances that befall them.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"I enjoyed the humour of the book and the character development."
"This story has led me to think more constructively on the need to develop a range of housing and support for elders apart from boarding schools for the elderly."
"I enjoyed the sardonic humour touched with pathos of a group of elders living out their final years of life."
"I enjoyed the wonderful characters - the indominatable Hendrik, his irreverent friend and the calm and resourceful Elfie."
"Those under 60 will be charmed and inspired. For those over 65, it does not paint a cheerful picture of what may be in store for us."
"It is entertaining, charming and fast moving."
"Personally at age 68, I found it sad - even the funny bits."
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Categories:
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Fiction, Grief/loss, Humour, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, Holland, 2019 Titles |
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