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The
#Granny
Who Stands on her Head, about the joys and challenges of growing older, has been described by reviewers as ‘thought-provoking, ’funny’, ‘insightful’ and ‘wise’. What more could you want from a book?
A "remarkable" book about people living with
#AIDS
. "The author, by using their own words from interviews, creates an intimacy that is impossible to ignore. These people open up their hearts and souls and you can’t look away." Buy now.
A warm, thoughtful and uplifting meditation on the perks and pitfalls of growing
#older
. Made me want to stand on my head, too!" Carl Honoré, author of Bolder: Making the most of our longer lives. Buy now.
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A "remarkable" book about people living with
#AIDS
. "The author, by using their own words taken from spoken and written interviews, creates an intimacy that is impossible to ignore. These people open up their hearts and souls and you can’t look away."
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Who said
#aging
can’t be fun? In this collection of thoughtful, upbeat essays, I reflect on growing older — from its challenges to its unexpected joys. Tackling myths and taboos about old age," this read is a refreshing testament to a life well lived".
Sir Ian McKellen says in his Foreword "This collection of true stories is as powerful as any great classic of fiction". It is about young people facing an untimely death from AIDS in the early 1990s.
There are many ways to review a book or compliment a writer. I just got a very simple and yet highly powerful compliment: "I loved your book," she said, "Never stop writing". She was reading The Granny Who Stands on her Head:
Are you watching Diana visiting
#AIDS
patients in hospital in
#TheCrown
? I was talking to other AIDS patients at the same time for my book. Still available and highly moving. Get a copy now:
Life in a Hospice, a moving book about the special people who work in hospice care, is on sale now until 21 September for 99p/99c. They describe, in their own words, how they help dying people, why they love doing this work and its impact on their lives.
@AgingMeg
Please do! The more the better. Here is a picture of me turning into a book cover. There is a two minute video of me doing a headstand on my website . I turned 80 in February.
"This collection of true stories is as powerful as any great classic of fiction". So said Sir Ian McKellen. Shows the resilience of young people facing death from
#AIDS
in the early 1990s.
"This book is a love letter to life. Richardson is a skilful story teller, and has many interesting stories to relate. The memoir reads like a novel. The author’s experiences blend together until, at the end, the reader feels both elated and tearful."
Worried about growing older? Don't be! Read The Granny who Stands on her Head - available on Amazon – and see how much fun it is ("A lovely, lovely book").
You think you don’t want to read a book about young people with AIDS when they were all dying (early 1990s). BUT YOU ARE WRONG. This book will stay with you for years. “As powerful as any great classic of fiction” says Ian McKellen in his Foreword.
"This is a lovely, lovely book. The author’s reflections on the unanticipated rewards of growing old...are shared with an engaging friendliness. The anecdotes from her own life add substance, colour and a great deal of warmth and gentle humour."
“A wonderful book to read during these stressful times. Here is the author's personal journey into
#older
age, celebrating the wonders of life,
#children
,
#grandchildren
and marriage, and other adventures along the way. I absolutely loved reading it.”
Love to read
#books
that really care? Nothing more moving than looking after the
#dying
. Life in a
#Hospice
will be on 99p/99c promotion through Monday 28 May.
Did you know that there are 39,000 new cases of
#HIV
in the USA every year? No, I didn't either. Remind yourself about what it was like 25 years ago in this powerful book about people with
#AIDS
.
There are many ways to review a book or compliment a writer. I just got a very simple and yet highly powerful compliment: "I loved your book," she said, "keep writing". She was reading The Granny Who Stands on her Head:
Facing end-of-life care? "A beautiful complicated book. As the child of two
#elderly
parents, this is a subject I think of almost daily: this book is going to make it A LOT EASIER to deal with".
Sir Ian McKellen says in his Foreword "This collection of true stories is as powerful as any great classic of fiction". It is about young people facing an untimely death from AIDS in the early 1990s.
Are you worrying about what to get your mother on
#MotheringSunday
? Go for Celebrating
#Grandmothers
(if she is, indeed, a grandmother). Lots of grandmothers talking in their own words about being a grandmother, And she'll love the title.
You think you don’t want to read a book about young people dying from
#AIDS
in the early 1990s. BUT YOU ARE WRONG. This book will stay with you for years. “As powerful as any great classic of fiction” says Ian
#McKellen
in his Foreword.
"This is a lovely, lovely book. The author’s reflections on the unanticipated rewards of growing
#old
...are shared with an engaging friendliness. The anecdotes from her own life add substance, colour and a great deal of warmth and gentle humour."
@TraceyGendron
Thanks. Sounds like it is up your street. Here is a picture of me turning into a book cover. A two minute video of me doing a headstand is on my website. i just turned 80 in February.
Want to see the honest views of
#grandmothers
from all walks of life? The good and the bad, the serious and the funny. Celebrating Grandmothers is for you.
Looking for something to give to an older woman? An “intelligent account of the experience of being older…original and perceptive, extremely well written and at times gently humorous.”
#Christmas
Amazon vouchers? Start the year with a powerful and very meaningful book - about young people coping with a life-threatening disease. The title says it all: Wise Before their Time
Hey
#grandmothers
, how do you get on with your son or daughter's partner? If it's a struggle, you are not alone. Read more in Celebrating Grandmothers.
THIS BOOK COULD LENGTHEN YOUR LIFE. It argues that being old can be a lot of fun. A new study shows that people with a positive view of ageing live on average 7.5 years longer than those who view it as something bad. QED. Go to
Want to buy some delightful summer reading for your mother? Celebrating
#Grandmothers
will have her chuckling on the beach at its wisdom and humour.
via
@BublishMe
Life in a Hospice, about the wonderful people who look after the dying, is on sale until the end of September. Only $1.99. Will be going up to $4.99 in October.
If anyone wants to read a book about young people with AIDS in the early '90s, see Wise Before their Time, with a Foreword by Ian McKellen (who wrote "as powerful as any great classic of fiction")
Interested in end-of-life care? Not everyone’s cup of tea, although very fascinating. My book with the thoughts of nurses, doctors and others about why they do it and its impact on their lives is on promotion 12-13 July 99c/99p Highly reviewed.
@50Sense
“A refreshing look at what it’s like to be
#old
. Part memoir, and part social commentary, and all enjoyable, this book is a positive ode to getting older...A great book for a
#book
club or to give as a gift. Highly recommend."