{"product_id":"on-the-bright-side-book-hendrik-groen-9780718186630","title":"On the Bright Side","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e but also \u003cb\u003etouching\u003c\/b\u003e diary praised for its \u003cb\u003ewit and realism' BBC Radio 4 Front Row\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Old-But-Not-Dead Club return, in the sequel to the INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e83 ¼ Years Old\u003c\/i\u003e, bringing with them some life-affirming lawlessness. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChaos will ensue as 85-year-old Hendrik Groen is determined to grow old with dignity: to rise up against the care home director. NO more bingo. NO more over-boiled vegetables. NO more health and safety.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e85-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe may be the wrong side of 85, but Hendrik Groen has no intention of slowing up - or going down without a fight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Hendrik Groen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A story with a \u003cb\u003egreat deal of heart\u003c\/b\u003e, it pulled me in with its \u003cb\u003eself-deprecating humour,\u003c\/b\u003e finely drawn characters and important themes. Anyone who hopes to grow old with dignity will have much to reflect on' \u003cb\u003eGraeme Simsion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'There are \u003cb\u003emany laughs\u003c\/b\u003e in this book but it's so much more than just a comedy. It's a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. \u003cb\u003eWhen I'm an old man, I want to be Hendrik Groen' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I laughed until I cried and then laughed and cried some more' David Suchet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Thoughtful, anxious and gruff... \u003cb\u003eLaced with humour' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Best New Fiction \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Amusing [and] wickedly accurate' \u003cb\u003e***** FIVE STARS \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Highly entertaining ... a fiction so closely based on the observation of real life that it is utterly convincing' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of off-beat charm and quirky characters' \u003cb\u003eCathy Rentzenbrink, \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Hendrik pens an exposé of his care home. This geriatric Adrian Mole made me laugh and think. Terrific' \u003cb\u003eFanny Blake, \u003ci\u003eWoman and Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49620544192785,"sku":"GOR008825978","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49637979259153,"sku":"GOR012963858","price":10.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49655448109329,"sku":"GOR009357633","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50056012103953,"sku":"CIN071818663XG","price":9.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50913974255889,"sku":"CIN071818663XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51329747222801,"sku":"CIN071818663XA","price":10.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51349998469393,"sku":"GOR008784426","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/071818663X.jpg?v=1751455687","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/on-the-bright-side-book-hendrik-groen-9780718186630","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}