Funny Thing, Getting Older: Reflections on life, storytelling and wonder
Autor Michael Morpurgoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 oct 2025
'A beautiful, thoughtful book that brims with joy' KATE MOSSE
'Suffused with gentle optimism and warmth' TELEGRAPH
A story is like a kite. If I make it right, if I fly it right, it will swoop and soar. And it will please my heart when it's up there, floating on the wind.
In Funny Thing, Getting Older, one of our most beloved novelists shares his reflections from a lifetime of writing stories about the world. Here, collected for the first time on Michael's 82nd birthday, are his thoughts on nature, childhood, writing, peace and war, and getting older. Some are deeply personal, some political, others in between. And woven in amongst them you will find a play, a poem or two, and even a few stories.
Full of wonder, gentle humour and sharp observation, Funny Thing, Getting Older is a book to treasure.
'Our master storyteller' JOANNA LUMLEY
'He sees things clearly and writes about them well... We are all the richer for what he sees.' PHILIP PULLMAN
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399739726
ISBN-10: 1399739727
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 134 x 194 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1399739727
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 134 x 194 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
'A beautiful, reflective, thoughtful book brimming with the joy of nature, the importance of our respect and stewardship of the world around us, but also witty and clear-sighted about the power of writing, of words and of education being what transforms us. A marvellous read from a National Treasure.'
'Our master storyteller'
'He sees things clearly and writes about them well... We are all the richer for what he sees'
Suffused with gentle optimism and warmth
'Our master storyteller'
'He sees things clearly and writes about them well... We are all the richer for what he sees'
Suffused with gentle optimism and warmth
Notă biografică
Michael Morpurgois one of Britain's best-loved writers. He has written more than 100 books and has won the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award, and most recently the Blue Peter Book Award for PRIVATE PEACEFUL. He is also the author of WAR HORSE, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film. Michael was Writer in Residence at The Savoy Hotel from January to March 2007, and previously he was Children's Laureate from 2003-2005, a role that took him across Britain to inspire a love of reading in children.
Michael and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children in 1976 at Nethercott Farm, deep in Devon river country, and Michael has called the project his 'greatest story'. The charity now operates three working farms: Treginnis Isaf on the Pembrokeshire coast opened twenty years ago and Wick Court in Gloucestershire opened in 1997. They aim to expand the horizons of children from towns and cities all over the country by offering them a week in the countryside living together on one of their farms.
Michael and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children in 1976 at Nethercott Farm, deep in Devon river country, and Michael has called the project his 'greatest story'. The charity now operates three working farms: Treginnis Isaf on the Pembrokeshire coast opened twenty years ago and Wick Court in Gloucestershire opened in 1997. They aim to expand the horizons of children from towns and cities all over the country by offering them a week in the countryside living together on one of their farms.