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'Utterly charming and uplifting' The Good Book Guide Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun. In the poem's respectable middle-aged woman, as she imagines herself in old age as a cheeky rebel with outrageous clothes and dotty behaviour, poet Jenny Joseph has created a character whose thoughts have been quoted at conferences and funerals, used to cheer up sick friends and remembered with pleasure by children and adults alike around the world. Here, 'Warning' appears as a beautiful updated edition with new illustrations; the perfect gift for a friend or relative who wants to grow older free from expectations, with a joyful and rebellious spirit.

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A poem that was to inspire two generations of women to contemplate behaving badly * Mail on Sunday *
The most popular poem in Britain * Guardian *
Inspires us to embrace the freedoms of old age, and some dubious sartorial choices -- Allie Esiri * Woman and Home *
Continues to inspire with its humour... speaks to the devil in us all... Utterly charming and uplifting * Good Book Guide *

Warning: When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear

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    A Hardback by Jenny Joseph, Lydia Coventry

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      Publisher Profile Books Ltd
      Published 18 November 2021
      ISBN-13 9781788168182
      978-1788168182
      ISBN-10 1788168186
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'Utterly charming and uplifting' The Good Book Guide Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun. In the poem's respectable middle-aged woman, as she imagines herself in old age as a cheeky rebel with outrageous clothes and dotty behaviour, poet Jenny Joseph has created a character whose thoughts have been quoted at conferences and funerals, used to cheer up sick friends and remembered with pleasure by children and adults alike around the world. Here, 'Warning' appears as a beautiful updated edition with new illustrations; the perfect gift for a friend or relative who wants to grow older free from expectations, with a joyful and rebellious spirit.

      Trade Review
      A poem that was to inspire two generations of women to contemplate behaving badly * Mail on Sunday *
      The most popular poem in Britain * Guardian *
      Inspires us to embrace the freedoms of old age, and some dubious sartorial choices -- Allie Esiri * Woman and Home *
      Continues to inspire with its humour... speaks to the devil in us all... Utterly charming and uplifting * Good Book Guide *

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