{"product_id":"happy-old-me-how-to-live-a-long-life-and-really-enjoy-it","title":"Happy Old Me: How to Live A Long Life, and Really Enjoy It","description":"\u003cp\u003e'As long as I'm alive, I'll be with her, and she'll be with me.' Hunter Davies on Margaret Forster.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Old Me \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving yet uplifting account of one year in Hunter Davies' life, navigating bereavement and finding hope in the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On 8th February 2016, \u003cb\u003eMargaret Forster\u003c\/b\u003e lost her life to cancer of the spine. The days that followed for her husband, \u003cb\u003eHunter Davies\u003c\/b\u003e, were carried out on autopilot: arrangements to be made, family and friends to be contacted. But how do you cope after you have lost your loved one? How do you carry on?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Hunter navigates what it means to be alone again after 55 years of marriage, coping with bereavement and being elderly (he still doesn't believe he is), he \u003cb\u003eshares his wisdom and lessons\u003c\/b\u003e he has \u003cb\u003elearnt living alone again\u003c\/b\u003e. Revealing his emotional journey \u003cb\u003eover the course of one year\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as the often ignored practical implications of becoming widowed, he learns that, ultimately, bricks and mortar may change but the memories will remain. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart memoir, part self-help\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Old Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a fitting, heart-felt tribute to the love of his life and a surprisingly amusing and informative book about an age, and stage in life, which we might all reach someday. The third book in Hunter Davies' much-loved memoir series, which includes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Co-Op's Got Bananas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life in the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Hunter Davies:-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'He recalls his childhood growing up in Scotland and Cumbria in the Forties and Fifties, capturing gritty working-class life with humour and charm and painting a vivid picture of that period of social history' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePress Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'What sets this book apart, though, is its avoidance of cliché and its determination to reveal everything that might be revealed.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Eighty-year-old Davies takes a delightfully irreverent approach to his account of his youth and his days as a rookie journalist. Food was rationed, clothes were utilitarian and life could be rough, but there was fun to be had from friendships, films, skiffle and girls' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Davies is a wonderful companion, leading readers down memory lane with great chumminess that will really resonate with those of a certain age. This book deserves a place on the shelf beside Alan Johnson's \u003ci\u003eThis Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Ken Loach might have turned all this into a powerful social film, but the avuncular Davies sprinkles in so many cheery anecdotes that the book bounces along enjoyably' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hunter-davies-books\"\u003eHunter Davies\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781471173639\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47915972395185,"sku":"SB-1471173631-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1471173631.jpg?v=1789676112","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/happy-old-me-how-to-live-a-long-life-and-really-enjoy-it","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}