The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot din Marianne Cronin

Categorie: Bücher
Pagini / Format: 400 S
Anul apariţiei: 2021
Editura: Random House UKPenguin
Limba: Englisch
ISBN: 9781529176247

A gorgeous, heartbreaking story readers won't soon forget ELLE MAGAZINE

Fiercely alive, disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness, THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT unwraps the extraordinary gift of life, and revels in our infinite capacity for friendship and love when we need them most.<br><br>VOTED BEST UPLIFTING BOOK BY THEINDEPENDENT<br><br>'Emotional, involving, witty and sad. Everyone is going to loveLenni and Margot'<br>JILL MANSELL<br><br>'Lenni and Margot are two of the most wonderful, warm, witty and wise heroines I've ever met. Beautiful and glorious'CLARE POOLEY, author ofThe Authenticity Project<br><br>_______________________________________<br><br>Life is short.<br><br>No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with.<br><br>Dodging doctor's orders, she joins an art class where she bumps into fellow patient Margot, a rebel-hearted eight-three-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years.<br><br>To celebrate their shared century, they decide to paint their life stories: of growing old and staying young, of giving joy, of receiving kindness, of losing love, of finding the person who is everything.<br><br>As their friendship deepens, it becomes vividly clear that life is not done with Lenni and Margot yet.<br><br>An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here.<br><br>---------------------------------------------<br><br>Goodreads Choice: Best Fiction 2021 shortlisted<br>Author's Club First Novel Award 2021 longlisted<br>Voted best uplifting book 2021 byThe Independent<br><br>'Full of wisdom and kindness. It is just the kind of book Iadore'JOANNA CANNON<br><br>'Such a delight! I fell head over heels for Lenni and Margot, their wit and vibrancy and marvellous outlooks on life. An utter joy'ABBIE GREAVES<br><br>'Charged with light and colour. Gloriously original and full of wisdom, humour, and hope. It made me think and care and laugh and cry. One of my all-time favourite books'HAZEL PRIOR, author ofAway with the Penguins<br><br>'This is something special: moving, joyful and life-affirming'GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGBook of the Month<br><br><br>Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Winter 2021

2GBMarianne Croninwas born in 1990 and grew up in Warwickshire. After gaining her PhD in applied linguistics, she worked in academia until becoming a writer. Her first novel,The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot,published by Doubleday in 2021, was voted'most uplifting book of 2021'byThe Independentand shortlisted for a Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. She lives in the Midlands with her family and her cat.

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