Fiercely alive disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI
AND MARGOT unwraps the extraordinary gift of life and revels in our infinite capacity for
friendship and love when we need them most. VOTED BEST UPLIFTING BOOK BY THE INDEPENDENT
'Emotional involving witty and sad. Everyone is going to love Lenni and Margot' JILL
MANSELL 'Lenni and Margot are two of the most wonderful warm witty and wise heroines I've
ever met. Beautiful and glorious' CLARE POOLEY author of The Authenticity Project
_______________________________________ Life is short. No-one knows that better than
seventeen-year-old Lenni. But as she is about to learn it's not only what you make of life
that matters but who you share it with. Dodging doctor's orders she joins an art class where
she bumps into fellow patient Margot a rebel-hearted eight-three-year-old from the next ward.
Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred
years. To celebrate their shared century they decide to paint their life stories: of growing
old and staying young of giving joy of receiving kindness of losing love of finding the
person who is everything. As their friendship deepens it becomes vividly clear that life is
not done with Lenni and Margot yet. An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their
last one begins here. --------------------------------------------- Goodreads Choice:
Best Fiction 2021 shortlisted Author's Club First Novel Award 2021 longlisted Voted best
uplifting book 2021 by The Independent 'Full of wisdom and kindness. It is just the kind of
book I adore' JOANNA CANNON 'Such a delight! I fell head over heels for Lenni and Margot
their wit and vibrancy and marvellous outlooks on life. An utter joy' ABBIE GREAVES 'Charged
with light and colour. Gloriously original and full of wisdom humour and hope. It made me
think and care and laugh and cry. One of my all-time favourite books' HAZEL PRIOR author of
Away with the Penguins 'This is something special: moving joyful and life-affirming' GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING Book of the Month Richard and Judy Book Club Pick Winter 2021
