A beautiful debut funny tender and animated by a willingness to confront life's 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.-Harper's Bazaar UK A charming
fiercely alive and disarmingly funny debut novel in the vein of John Green Rachel Joyce and
Jojo Moyes-a 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. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives on
the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Though the teenager has been told
she's dying she still has plenty of living to do. Joining the hospital's 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 Lenni's doting palliative care nurse and Father Arthur the hospital's patient chaplain
Lenni and Margot devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the
century they have lived-stories of love and loss of courage and kindness of unexpected
tenderness and pure joy. Though the end is near life isn't 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 we're gone and
the wonder of a friendship that transcends time. From the beautiful cover to the heart-warming
story The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is a book that will touch your soul and make
you appreciate the beauty of life. This literary fiction novel is one of the best books of all
time and it's perfect for anyone who loves novels about love grief and friendship.
