Old Age and How to Survive It
Published on 5. October 2009
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84024-776-3 (ISBN)
Description
Cicero remarked that old age is a strange business. No one wants to miss it, he said, and everyone complains about it when they get there. Not I, though.
Old age comes to us all, and Enfield wittily advises on how to survive its trickier obstacles, not least the people who suggest you must 'do something'. One of the great delights of the golden years is doing less - from giving up DIY and ambition to not inviting people to dinner.
In these elegantly entertaining essays, Enfield guides those entering their finer years on how to make the most of old age.
Old age comes to us all, and Enfield wittily advises on how to survive its trickier obstacles, not least the people who suggest you must 'do something'. One of the great delights of the golden years is doing less - from giving up DIY and ambition to not inviting people to dinner.
In these elegantly entertaining essays, Enfield guides those entering their finer years on how to make the most of old age.
Reviews / Votes
"'Enfield's writing is gently amusing' THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'he writes with a dry wit which had me laughing out loud' THE OXFORD TIMES"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 206 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84024-776-3 (9781840247763)
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Person
Edward Enfield has been a columnist for The Oldie magazine since 1992, has written for publications including the Daily Express, The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph, and has appeared on television in Watchdog,the BBC's Holiday programme, Points of View and The Heaven and Earth Show. He lives in West Sussex.