Overview
āA beautiful debut, funny, tender, and animated by a willingness to confront lifeās obstacles and find a way to survive. . . . It celebrates friendship, finds meaning in difficulty and lets the reader explore dark places while always allowing for the possibility of light. Lenni and Margot are fine companions for all our springtime journeys.āāHarperās Bazaar, UKĀ
A charming, fiercely alive and disarmingly funny debut novel in the vein of John Green, Rachel Joyce, and Jojo Moyesāa brave testament to the power of living each day to the fullest, a tribute to the stories that we live, and a reminder of our unlimited capacity for friendship and love.
An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories.Ā
Seventeen-year-old LenniĀ PetterssonĀ lives on the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Though the teenager has been told sheās dying, she still has plenty of living to do. Joining the hospitalās arts and crafts class, she meets the magnificent Margot, an 83-year-old, purple-pajama-wearing, fruitcake-eating rebel, who transforms Lenni in ways she never imagined.
As their friendship blooms, a world of stories opens for these unlikely companions who, between them, have been alive for one hundred years. Though their days are dwindling, both are determined to leave their mark on the world. With the help of Lenniās doting palliative care nurse and Father Arthur, the hospitalās patient chaplain, Lenni and Margot devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have livedāstories of love and loss, of courage and kindness, of unexpected tenderness and pure joy.
Though the end is near, life isnāt quite done with these unforgettable women just yet.
Delightfully funny and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot reminds us of the preciousness of life as it considers the legacy we choose to leave, how we influence the lives of others even after weāre gone, and the wonder of a friendship that transcends time.
This book title, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot (A Novel), ISBN: 9780063017504, by Marianne Cronin, published by HarperCollins (May 4, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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