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Ann Richardson

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THE GRANNY WHO STANDS ON HER HEAD

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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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The Granny Who Stands on her Head is a book about why I like growing older. I argue that while many of the annoying aspects of life remain so, so too do the many joys of life remain with you. (I also argue that there are many new joys of being older.) The activities you really enjoy may not be the same as mine, but I can only talk about my own. Here, I am writing about the enormous pleasure I gain from singing in a choir.

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THE GRANNY WHO STANDS ON HER HEAD

Choirs have seen a real resurgence in recent years and I am not surprised. Singing with others somehow creates a real bond between you because the whole is so much better than the sum of the parts. You struggle with the hard parts together and triumph together when you get it right. It can be frustrating when things go wrong, but oh so wonderful when everyone is singing well. And, of course, there is the pleasure of performance – to sing beautiful music for the benefit of others is a wonderful activity, whether in a church or concert hall.

And the cherry on top is that singing anywhere – choir, bath or wherever – is very good for your health, so they tell me. It is good for the lungs and good overall exercise. Certainly, when I am feeling low, I always feel much better after a good sing.
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