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On the Bright Side
Book profileEnglish (United Kingdom)
Book · 3 editions

On the Bright Side

Translation
Hester Velmans
Genres
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general · Family saga / generational saga fiction · Fiction in translation
2018
first published in English
Dutch
original language
3
edition in English
416
pages

85-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. But 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 . . . He may be the wrong side of 85, but Hendrik Groen has no intention of slowing up - or going down without a fight.

Editions

3 editions · sort: newest
On the Bright SideOn the Bright SidePenguintrans. Hester Velmans978-14-0593-683-597814059368352018-01-11English (United Kingdom)—Audiobook · 15 h 24 min