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On the Bright Side: The new secret diary of Hendrik Groen
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On the Bright Side: The new secret diary of Hendrik Groen

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The new life-affirming, hilarious and heart-warming fictional diary from the beloved octogenarian and internationally bestselling author

Eighty-five-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo. He dreams of escaping the confines of his care home and practising hairpin turns on his mobility scooter. Inspired by his fellow members of the recently formed Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he vows to put down his custard cream and commit to a spot of octogenarian anarchy.

But the care home’s director will not stand for drunken bar crawls, illicit fireworks and geriatric romance on her watch. The Old-But-Not-Dead Club must stick together if they’re not to go gently into that good night. Things turn more serious, however, when rumours surface that the home is set for demolition. It’s up to Hendrik and the gang to stop it - or drop dead trying …

He may be the wrong side of eighty-five, but Hendrik Groen has no intention of slowing up - or going down without a fight.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
30 July 2018
Pages
416
ISBN
9781405930307

The new life-affirming, hilarious and heart-warming fictional diary from the beloved octogenarian and internationally bestselling author

Eighty-five-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo. He dreams of escaping the confines of his care home and practising hairpin turns on his mobility scooter. Inspired by his fellow members of the recently formed Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he vows to put down his custard cream and commit to a spot of octogenarian anarchy.

But the care home’s director will not stand for drunken bar crawls, illicit fireworks and geriatric romance on her watch. The Old-But-Not-Dead Club must stick together if they’re not to go gently into that good night. Things turn more serious, however, when rumours surface that the home is set for demolition. It’s up to Hendrik and the gang to stop it - or drop dead trying …

He may be the wrong side of eighty-five, but Hendrik Groen has no intention of slowing up - or going down without a fight.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
30 July 2018
Pages
416
ISBN
9781405930307