The Summer of a Dormouse: A Year of Growing Old Disgracefully by Mortimer, John - 2000

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Viking, 2000. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Hardback with dustjacket - 2000 - good condition - . "The time will come in your life when the voice of God will thunder at you from a cloud, 'From this day forth thou shalt not be able to put on thine own socks'". So writes the playwright, novelist and erstwhile QC, John Mortimer. And as a septuagenarian, he is writing from experience. But it's not the effort it takes to put on socks, or the need to use people as props to stop falling over, or the sad fact that one may be compelled to buy a "Decorative Window Film" to prevent against walking into glass doors that Mortimer objects to. "The real trouble with old age", he says, "is it lasts for such a short time". The Summer of a Dormouse is a wickedly funny journal in which Mortimer wryly observes the absurdities of old age. After all, "No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous". And Mortimer freely admits he often does.… Read More

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Viking, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Damaged dust jacket. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

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