{"product_id":"decline-and-falling-over-9780241822197","title":"Decline and Falling Over","description":"\u003cb\u003e'This book is full of Jo's trademark wry wit and wonderful wisdom’ KATHY BURKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Oh, the joy of unsanctimonious, funny tales of ageing. Jo is always glorious, but I enjoy her all the more for this anti-advice. A real nod to ageing we can all relate to (except me, I’m still way too young)’ MIRANDA HART\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Almost every line made me pee my pants. Not due to age – as she wrongly suggests – but because she’s the funniest woman on earth’ RUBY WAX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Lots of hilarious and unwise words from my favourite curmudgeonly she-wolf’ DAWN FRENCH \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A typically hilarious manifesto for the wise and ignored, Jo shows how, when you get knocked down, it’s sometimes best to stay there for a rest’ ALAN DAVIES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The fantastically imperfect \"what not to do\" list for older age. 100% my bible now’ EMMA FREUD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Brand is getting on a bit and, to be frank, all this stuff about ageing well and staying active has made her feel rather tired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom lying unconscious under a surgeon’s knife with your fingers crossed to a jam and mongoose sperm emulsion (alright, Jo made that one up), we are surrounded with hot takes on how to age \u003ci\u003ewell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafe to say, Jo just can’t be arsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a ‘life begins after menopause’ pep talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will not tell you how to live longer or better. (Sorry.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, join Jo as she ponders how to age her own way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings you \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e expect: not changing her pants, embracing the utter joy of becoming an ‘invisible’ older woman, a celebration of the endless opportunities afforded by selective deafness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompletely unscientific and largely unresearched, \u003ci\u003eDecline and Falling Over\u003c\/i\u003e is a bungled assortment of musings on how to make the most of your shitter second half.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Life affirming. No one need fear getting older with this advice. Jo Brand should be Minister for Old People! Actually, she should be Prime Minister’ TOM ALLEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Of course it’s funny, of course it’s brilliant. A guidebook on how to grow old and not give a toss. Wonderful stuff’ SARAH MILLICAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Incredibly funny and joy-inducing' ISY SUTTIE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 November 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241822197\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jo Brand","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68062581096698,"sku":"9780241822197","price":18.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9780241822197.jpg?v=1793664530","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/decline-and-falling-over-9780241822197","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}