How to Age Disgracefully is a heartwarming novel by bestselling UK author Clare Pooley. It offers an uplifting look at friendship and ageing, proving that life can be fun at any stage. This book is a perfect summer read for those who enjoy witty, character-driven stories.
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?
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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.
