{"product_id":"the-tick-of-two-clocks-9780349013947","title":"The Tick of Two Clocks","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einspiration \u003c\/b\u003eto anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld age is no longer a blip in the calendar, just a few declining years before the end. Old age is now a major and important part of life: It should command as much thought - even anxiety - as teenagers give to exam results and young marrieds how many children to have . . . I am in my 80s and moving towards the end of my life. But in a more actual sense, I have moved from my dear home of 50 odd years into another . . . the home where I will be until the end. Writing here of how it has happened is in a sense a reconciliation with what cannot be avoided, but which can be confronted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Joan Bakewell, Labour Peer, author and famous champion of the older people''s right to a good and fruitful life, decided that she could no longer remain in her old home, she had to confront what she calls ''the next segment of life.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisposing of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiration to anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously -- Sarah Ditum * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAt 88 years old, broadcaster and Labour peer Joan Bakewell shows little sign of slowing down her work rate, yet she has had to confront her age in another way - downsizing * Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe broadcaster's account of downsizing and ditching a lifetime of objects is wonderfully told * Observer *\u003cbr\u003ePertinent thoughts on the subject of growing old and making life-changing decisions * Choice Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBakewell's book is an eloquent poetry of departures. Her prim image is undercut here by suggestions of intricate personal mystery, fun and brightness concealing, perhaps, her life's darker corners. * Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733641539927,"sku":"9780349013947","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349013947.jpg?v=1720000981","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-tick-of-two-clocks-9780349013947","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}