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Groen, Hendrik.
Subjects
Older men -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Retirement communities -- Fiction.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Fiction.
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Groen, Hendrik.
Older men -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Retirement communities -- Fiction.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Fiction.
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The
secret
diary
of
Hendrik
Groen
/
Hendrik
Groen
; translated by Hester Velmans.
by
Groen
,
Hendrik
.
Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
Call #:
FICTION GRO
Subjects
Older men -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Retirement communities -- Fiction.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781455542178 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Pogingen iets van het leven te maken. English.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
378 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Previous English language editions published with the title: Attempts to make something of life: the secrey
diary
of Hendrick
Groen
, 83 1/4 years old.
Translated from the Dutch.
Summary:
"
Hendrik
Groen
may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. Granted, his daily strolls are getting shorter because his legs are no longer willing and he has to visit his doctor more than he'd like. Technically speaking he is... elderly. But surely there is more to life at his age than weak tea and potted geraniums?
Hendrik
sets out to write an exposé: a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing all its ups and downs--not least his new endeavor the anarchic Old-But-Not-Dead Club. And when Eefje moves in--the woman
Hendrik
has always longed for--he polishes his shoes (and his teeth), grooms what's left of his hair and attempts to make something of the life he has left, with hilarious, tender and devastating consequences. The
Secret
Diary
of
Hendrik
Groen
will not only delight older readers with its wit and relevance, but will charm and inspire those who have years to go before their own expiry date."--From publisher.
Genre:
Diary
fiction
Humorous fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Dutch fiction -- Translations into English.
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Adult Fiction
FICTION GRO
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Adult Fiction
FICTION GRO
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