{"product_id":"the-secret-diary-of-hendrik-groen-83-years-old-9781405924009","title":"The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen 83 Years Old","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious international bestselling novel that has had pensioners ditching their sticks and zimmers to follow the age-defying, youth inducing antics inside \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83  Years Old\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Terrific. This geriatric Adrian Mole made me laugh''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman and Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Funny and touching'' BBC Radio 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet Hendrik Groen. An octogenarian in a care home who has no intention of doing what he''s told, or dying quietly. To that end, he creates the Old-But-Not-Dead Club and with his fellow members sets about living his final years with careless abandon. Such anarchism infuriates the care home director but pleases Eefje, the woman who makes Hendrik''s frail heart palpitate. If it''s never too late to have fun, then can it ever be too late to meet the love of your life? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''So much more than just a comedy'' John Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''A story with a great deal of heart'' Graeme Simsion, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A great deal of heart' \u003cb\u003eGraeme Simsion   \u003c\/b\u003e'Praised for its wit'\u003cb\u003e BBC Radio 4 Front Row   \u003c\/b\u003e'When I'm an old man, I want to be Hendrik Groen' \u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e   'I laughed until I cried' \u003cb\u003eDavid Suchet   \u003c\/b\u003e'Thoughtful, anxious and gruff... Laced with humour' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Amusing [and] wickedly accurate' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003eA story with a great deal of heart, it pulled me in with its self-deprecating humour, finely drawn characters and important themes. Anyone who hopes to grow old with dignity will have much to reflect on -- Graeme Simsion, author of international phenomenon * The Rosie Project *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful, anxious and gruff... Laced with humour -- The Best New Fiction * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eFull of off-beat charm and quirky characters -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eA joy to read, as much concerned with friendship and dignity as it is with the debilitating effects of aging ... An entertaining and uplifting story of a man in the winter of his days, stoic in the face of bureaucratic nonsense and an unabashed need to wear a nappy. Imagined or not, this is the diary of someone who wants nothing more than to be allowed see out his days with dignity and respect. It's not too much to ask, really, is it? -- John Boyne * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAmusing [and] wickedly accurate ... I was constantly put in mind of \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, another comi-tragedy concerning the tyranny of institutions of the unwanted. Enjoy Groen's light touch but do not be fooled by it. We live in an ageing society. \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen\u003c\/i\u003e is a handbook of resistance for our time. ***** FIVE STARS * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eHendrik Groen is king -- Ray Kluun\u003cbr\u003eHighly entertaining ... a delightful and touching saga of one man's way of coping with old age ... we may assume that Hendrik Groen is a character of fiction. But it is a fiction so closely based on the observation of real life that it is utterly convincing * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eHendrik pens an exposé of his care home, sets up the Old-But-Not-Dead club and relishes the arrival of a new female resident. This geriatric Adrian Mole made me laugh and think. Terrific -- Fanny Blake * Woman and Home *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738967716183,"sku":"9781405924009","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405924009.jpg?v=1720050734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-secret-diary-of-hendrik-groen-83-years-old-9781405924009","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}