How to Age Disgracefully

A Novel

De: Clare Pooley

Narrado por: Clare Corbett

Duración: 8 h y 11 m

Resumen del Editor

“An uproarious romp!” —People

“Pooley weaves together the most cleverly flawed and lovable characters and then sets them free to prove that we are limitless at any age.” —Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance

A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy from New York Times-bestselling author Clare Pooley

When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards.

The members of the Social Club, however, are not at all what Lydia was expecting. From Art, a failed actor turned kleptomaniac to Daphne, who has been hiding from her dark past for decades to Ruby, a Banksy-style knitter who gets revenge in yarn, these seniors look deceptively benign—but when age makes you invisible, secrets are so much easier to hide.

When the city council threatens to sell the doomed community center building, the members of the Social Club join forces with their tiny friends in the daycare next door—as well as the teenaged father of one of the toddlers and a geriatric dog—to save the building. Together, this group’s unorthodox methods may actually work, as long as the police don’t catch up with them first.

©2024 Clare Pooley (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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“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, bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script

“Funny, warm, wise, and a total riot....Clare Pooley is the best at marshalling a group of madly endearing characters, flicking her whip, and sending them careening off on a rollicking, entrancing, breakneck journey.”—Beth Morrey, international bestselling author of Clover Hendry's Day Off

“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!”—Hellie Acton, author of Begin Again

Fun characteres!

A little predictable. But, f you want a fun and uplifting escape, those is a good break.

Such a fun story!

Another great book by Clare Pooley! The narrator makes all the difference, too — Clare Corbett. You should read her books in the order in which she wrote them because she makes tiny references to the book before.

So much fun!

Another incredibly exciting and fun story from Clare Pooley!!! I loved the nods to her previous books.

Charming!

This is such a delightful story, with fun quirky characters, and excellent narration. Loved it!

Delightful

Are you ready for a madcap, eclectic group of goofball characters? Are you ready for everything to be tied up in a tidy little bow? This is cute, fun, funny, playful and an all-around good time. The narration is fantastic.

Clare Pooley never disappoints!

The performance and story were fantastic. I love a book where I laugh out loud and the cast of unlikely characters is just perfect. The author has such of shift of bringing people together. Highly recommended!

Loved the characters!

I love how Clare Pooley brings you into her cast of characters. You begin as strangers trying to keep track of everyone. By the end of the book you know the characters, there warts, eccentricities, and their hearts.

I loved this book. Loved the narrator and will listen and / or read it many times! Like Iona Iversons Rules for commuting these characters have become good friends.

couldn't put it down.

The characters in this novel are so well put together, that I wanted to know what happens next, on every page.

Brilliantly, unexpected characters

Love this book! Loved every character and all that they got up to. Very unexpected and inspiring for those of us pushing against that line of old age. This is a book not to be missed. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Great story!

I always look forward to a new read from Clare Pooley. This was funny and sweet with a great mix of dysfunctional.