Still a Bit of Snap in the Celery: or K.B.O. *Keep Buggering On

A Shed of One's Own author Marcus Berkmann has written a funny memoir about being 60, titled The Young-Old. He describes how he has come to terms with his deficiencies and eccentricities, embraced the notion of the Power Nap, and recognized the importance of living in the moment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

From the bestselling author of A Shed of One's Own, a hilarious memoir about being 60.

Marcus Berkmann's witty, instantly recognizable depiction of middle age in A Shed of One's Own struck a chord and turned it into a bestseller. Now, he realizes he has entered a new age category: the Young-Old.

Well, the body continues to provide challenges (every group meeting seems to begin the dreaded organ recital), and the bank balance may not be doing too well either - but it's certainly not all doom and gloom. You have come to terms with your deficiencies and eccentricities (although your partner may not); your Fear of Missing Out has become Joy at Staying In; you have embraced the notion of the Power Nap - and though you're not going to embark on a course of mindfulness, you nevertheless recognize that living in the moment also includes walking to the local for a pint with an old friend, then you'll sign up for it after all...

You could call it "beerfulness."

Berkmann is a fine observer of decline. He says what other men would rather not think about, let alone discuss. Another ten years pottering around in his shed, and he'll have cracked it.

Sunday Times

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 145 x 226 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349145488