THE GRANNY WHO STANDS ON HER HEAD

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“Somewhere in the middle of my seventies, I realised that I liked being old.” So begins this set of engaging stories and thoughts on growing older by someone with a vast range of life experience to share. Part memoir and part reflection on the joys and challenges of modern life, this book explores the nature of old age and how it compares to what came before. The author argues that being older does not have to be feared. Even better, it can be fun. Refreshing – and often funny – this book challenges head on many of the prevalent myths and taboos surrounding old age.

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Ann Richardson has been a writer for many years. She is fascinated by other people’s thoughts, experiences and emotions and loves to write books where they can express their views in their own words. She writes on different subjects that capture her interest for one reason or another. This includes a book about people living with AIDS or HIV thirty years ago when there was no cure (Wise Before Their Time, Foreword by Sir Ian McKellen); a book about what it is like to work in end-of-life care (Life in a Hospice, Foreword by Tony Benn); and a book about how it feels to be a grandmother (Celebrating Grandmothers). Her most recent book. The Granny Who Stands on Her Head: Reflections on Growing Older, is a set of short pieces about the joys and challenges of becoming old, with an emphasis on the joys. It is also partly a memoir, including some stories from her life. Ann lives in London, England, with her husband of 58 years. Please visit her website www.annrichardson.co.uk

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Finding ourselves 'old'

It is a shock to find yourself described as 'old' by other people or treated differently. This is the beginning of a long journey of discovery, including the realisation that it is not as bad as you expected.

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THE GRANNY WHO STANDS ON HER HEAD

I think most of us older people seem terribly surprised to find ourselves in the category called ‘old’. It starts with turning 60 or 65, the traditional markers, and many of us arrive with our shoes polished and our best clothes packed like a new arrival at secondary school. What will it be like? Will people like me? Will I manage? And some simply deny it is happening or ignore it altogether.

And, like secondary school, we generally learn to fit in. Indeed, we realise that others are more or less in the same boat, experiencing similar fears, adjustments and new pleasures. It’s OK, it’s normal, I know my way around. It’s not an ideal analogy, as at secondary school we move on again, but it will have to do.

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Ann Richardson

THE GRANNY WHO STANDS ON HER HEAD

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Finding ourselves 'old'

It is a shock to find yourself described as 'old' by other people or treated differently. This is the beginning of a long journey of discovery, including the realisation that it is not as bad as you expected.

Book Excerpt

THE GRANNY WHO STANDS ON HER HEAD

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