How to Age Disgracefully: The funny and uplifting new novel from the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project
Jun 2024 · Random House
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The perfect holiday read for summer 2025!
'Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Restored my faith in humankind' Ruth Jones, bestselling author of Love, Untold
'Breezily entertaining' The Times
'A celebration of life at every stage' - Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
'Warm, witty perfection' Good Housekeeping
Ageing is inevitable. Growing up is optional.
Daphne is fiery and fabulous. She just needs to get out and meet people. But when an accident brings a teen dad, an empty nester and a has-been actor into her world, they aren't necessarily who she'd had in mind. And it soon becomes clear that they all have a story to tell.
But can these new friendships survive the secrets that will be revealed?
Readers love How to Age Disgracefully:
'A witty, engaging story with characters you care about' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'The best book I've read in a long time!' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'I couldn't put this book down . . . wonderful!' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'Great storylines and really brilliant characters' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'An absolute joy of a read' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Restored my faith in humankind' Ruth Jones, bestselling author of Love, Untold
'Breezily entertaining' The Times
'A celebration of life at every stage' - Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
'Warm, witty perfection' Good Housekeeping
Ageing is inevitable. Growing up is optional.
Daphne is fiery and fabulous. She just needs to get out and meet people. But when an accident brings a teen dad, an empty nester and a has-been actor into her world, they aren't necessarily who she'd had in mind. And it soon becomes clear that they all have a story to tell.
But can these new friendships survive the secrets that will be revealed?
Readers love How to Age Disgracefully:
'A witty, engaging story with characters you care about' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'The best book I've read in a long time!' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'I couldn't put this book down . . . wonderful!' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'Great storylines and really brilliant characters' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
'An absolute joy of a read' 5 STAR READER REVIEW
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About the author
Clare Pooley graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising, before becoming a full-time writer.
Clare's dark but hilarious memoir, The Sober Diaries, has helped thousands of people around the world to quit drinking.
The Authenticity Project, Clare's debut novel, was a BBC Radio 2 bookclub pick, a New York Times bestseller, the winner of the RNA debut novel award and a Babelio award. It's been translated into 29 languages.
The People on Platform 5 is Clare's second novel, inspired by her fascination with inventing stories about her fellow passengers on her commute to work.
Clare lives in Fulham, London with her husband, three children and two border terriers.
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