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Author Aitken, Ben.

Title The marmalade diaries : the true story of an odd couple / Ben Aitken.

Imprint London : Icon Books, [2022]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  306 Ait    ---  Available
Description x, 325 pages ; 23 cm
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Summary From the author of The Gran Tour, a portrait of an intergenerational friendship. Recently widowed, Winne, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate. As the UK was locked down in 2020, Ben and Winnie's lives interwove, forming an unlikely friendship, where lessons were learnt (heat the red wine in the oven with the plates; preserve or pickle whatever you can; never throw anything away) and grief, both personal and that of a nation, was explored. Charting both their time together, and the details of Winnie's life that are shared with Ben in fragments, The Marmalade Diaries, from the author of The Gran Tour, is a very human exploration of home, of the passage time, of the growing relationship between an odd couple, told with warmth, wit and candour.
Subject Aitken, Ben -- Friends and associates.
Intergenerational relations -- Social aspects.
Friendship.
ISBN 9781785789021 : $27.00
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