The Marmalade Diaries

The True Story of an Odd Couple

Ben Aitken

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English

Icon Books
10 January 2023

Diaries, letters & journals; Age groups: the elderly; Intergenerational relationships

When hunting for a room in London, Ben Aitken came across one for a great price in a lovely part of town. There had to be a catch. And there was. The catch was Winnie: an 85-year-old widow who doesn't suffer fools.

Full of warmth, wit and candour, The Marmalade Diaries tells the story of an unlikely friendship during an unlikely time. Imagine an intergenerational version of Big Brother, but with only two contestants. One of the pair a grieving and inflexible former aristocrat in her mid-eighties. The other a working-class millennial snowflake. What could possibly go wrong? What could possibly go right?

Out of the most inauspicious of soils - and from the author of The Gran Tour - comes a book about grief, family, friendship, loneliness, life, love, lockdown and marmalade.

By: Ben Aitken
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 247g
ISBN: 9781785789106
ISBN 10: 1785789104
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Ben Aitken was born under Thatcher, grew to 6ft then stopped, and is an Aquarius. He isthe author of four books: Dear Bill Bryson, A Chip Shop in Poznan, The Gran Tour ('Bothmoving and hilarious', Spectator) and The Marmalade Diaries.

Reviews for The Marmalade Diaries: The True Story of an Odd Couple

Charming, touching and very very funny * Jenny Colgan * Displays a keen eye for the humour of everyday life ... underneath it all is the wonderful story of two people born half a century apart, learning lessons from each other. * Daily Mail *