The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 831/4 Years Old
An international bestselling novel- a year in the life of an elderly man writing an expose from an old-people's home in Amsterdam
Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. So he sets out to write an expose- a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing all its ups and downs - not least his new endeavour 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.
Author: Hendrik Groen
Format: Paperback, 400 pages, 129mm x 197mm, 281 g
Published: 2017, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
An international bestselling novel- a year in the life of an elderly man writing an expose from an old-people's home in Amsterdam
Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. So he sets out to write an expose- a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing all its ups and downs - not least his new endeavour 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, 831/4 Years Old