How to Age Disgracefully
Clare Pooley
'Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Restored my faith in humankind' Ruth Jones
'Breezily entertaining' The Times
'Warm, witty perfection' Good Housekeeping
Ageing is inevitable. Growing up is optional.
Daphne is fiery and fabulous. She just needs to get out and meet people. But when an accident brings a teen dad, an empty nester and a has-been actor into her world, they aren't necessarily who she'd had in mind. And it soon becomes clear that they all have a story to tell.
But can these new friendships survive the secrets that will be revealed?
Praise for How to Age Disgracefully:
'A celebration of life at every stage' - Jennie Godfrey
'A love-letter to the human spirit' - Annabel Monaghan
'A devious delight' - Woman's Own
'Truthful, insightful and full of joy' - Jenny Bayliss
'Joyful, life-affirming and full of heart . . . an absolute riot of a read' - Freya Sampson
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Reviews for How to Age Disgracefully
Ruth Jones
A feelgood comedy about the perils of underestimating OAPs. Clare Pooley's third novel is an affectionate swipe at ageism - her witty turn of phrase and gloriously British sense of humour makes this a breezily entertaining read, and Daphne is a scurrilous delight
The Times
How to Age Disgracefully is a celebration of life at every age and stage. I laughed, cried and cheered at this wonderful novel
Jennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
A warm and uplifting story about making friends, smashing stereotypes and the importance of community - I loved it
Sarah Turner
Clare Pooley weaves together the most cleverly flawed and lovable characters and then sets them free to prove that we are limitless at any age. How to Age Disgracefully is a love letter to the human spirit
Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script
Warm, witty perfection
Good Housekeeping
Clare Pooley writes the kind of characters that I want to be when I grow up! I laughed such a lot reading this book, even as my heart was breaking. It is another triumph; truthful, insightful and full of joy. I am in love with this book
Jenny Bayliss
Joyful, life-affirming and full of heart, How to Age Disgracefully is an absolute riot of a read, full of perfectly flawed characters who made me laugh, cry and cheer. . .you'll never look at a septuagenarian the same way again!
Freya Sampson
A roof-raising triumph! Bursting with heart . . . this is peak Pooley and I loved, loved, LOVED it!
Matt Cain
Utterly hysterical and full of heart, with hugely loveable characters, a dialogue that had me in stitches and many profound moments. A totally wonderful, spirit-lifting read!
Helly Acton