{"product_id":"9781471173608-happy-old-me","title":"Happy Old Me","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Live A Long Life, and Really Enjoy It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Old Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving yet uplifting account of one year in Hunter Davies’ life, navigating bereavement and finding hope in the future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If anyone knows how to be happy and old, it’s Hunter. Read a page before breakfast and two at night, preferably with food’- Michael Palin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As long as I’m alive, I’ll be with her, and she’ll be with me.'\u003c\/b\u003e Hunter Davies on Margaret Forster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Old Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a moving yet uplifting account of one year in Hunter Davies’ life, navigating bereavement and finding hope in the future.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e On 8th February 2016,\u003cb\u003e Margaret Forster\u003c\/b\u003e lost her life to cancer of the spine. The days that followed for her husband, \u003cb\u003eHunter Davies\u003c\/b\u003e, were carried out on autopilot: arrangements to be made, family and friends to be contacted. But how do you cope after you have lost your loved one? How do you carry on?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Hunter navigates what it means to be alone again after 55 years of marriage, coping with bereavement and being elderly (he still doesn’t believe he is), he \u003cb\u003eshares his wisdom and lessons\u003c\/b\u003e he has \u003cb\u003elearnt living alone again\u003c\/b\u003e. Revealing his emotional journey\u003cb\u003e over the course of one year\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as the often ignored practical implications of becoming widowed, he learns that, ultimately, bricks and mortar may change but the memories will remain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart memoir, part self-help\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Old Me\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a fitting, heart-felt tribute to the love of his life and a surprisingly amusing and informative book about an age, and stage in life, which we might all reach someday. The third book in Hunter Davies' much-loved memoir series, which includes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Co-Op's Got Bananas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life in the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31645838770273,"sku":"9781471173608","price":19.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31792700.jpg?v=1734597390","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471173608-happy-old-me","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}