Marie may be 'getting on a bit' but it's certainly not getting her down.
Her family around her and a man who loves her means that life is good - but nothing stays the same for long.
Marie's golden years are filled with as much drama - love, laughter and tears - as ever. Which just goes to show that getting on a bit does not mean giving up - or even growing up.
Virginia Ironside is a journalist, agony aunt and author, and the creator of the one-woman show Growing Old Disgracefully. She lives in West London and has one son and two grandsons.
Title: No! I Don't Need Reading Glasses
Author: Ironside, Virginia
ISBN: 9781780878607
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Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication Date: 2014-02-27
Number of Pages: 368
Weight: 0.3811 kg
'Funny, often agonisingly sad - and familiar' The Lady. * Lady *
'Ironside continues to mine her seam of silver-haired humour ... This latest rage against the dying of the light will win new fans and delight the old' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'Witty and affectionate, wise but never pious, this is a delightfully irreverent look at growing older' The Spectator. * Spectator *
[Ironside's] style of writing is endearing, her escapades laugh-out-loud funny, her thoughts and feeling often poignant [and] her observations pin sharp * Choice Magazine on (No! I Don't Need Reading Glasses) *