The Gran Tour: Travels with my Elders
Editorial ICON BOOKS LTD
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- Editorial ICON BOOKS LTD
- ISBN13 9781785787041
- ISBN10 1785787047
- Tipus Llibre
- Col.lecció GARDNERS
- Any Edició 2022
- Idioma Anglès
- Encuadernació Paperback
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Literatura De ViatgesThe Gran Tour: Travels with my Elders
Editorial ICON BOOKS LTD
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Detalls del llibre
'Both moving and hilarious' Spectator, Books of the Year'A tale of gloriously eccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear he has for an eavesdropped remark ... boy, can he write.' Daily Mail, Book of the WeekFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED A CHIP SHOP IN POZNANOne millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap.
When Ben Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holiday including four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four games of bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury return coach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life, and signed himself up. Six times over. Good value aside, what Ben was really after was the company of his elders - those with more chapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, the candour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each day like it's nearly their last.
A series of coach holidays ensued - from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Ben attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.