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Groen, Hendrik,

On the bright side : the new secret diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 years old / Hendrik Groen ; translated by Hester Velmans. - London Michael Joseph 2017. - 411 pages ; 24 cm.

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 practicing 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 ...




Translated from the Dutch.

ISBN: 9780718186647 (pbk) 0718186648 (pbk) 9780718186630 071818663X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing homes--Fiction.
Older people--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Humorous fiction.