Title: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
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Summary:
Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen year old Lenni living on the terminal ward. 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 eighty 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 extraordinary friendship deepens, it becomes vividly clear that life is not done with Lenni and Margot yet. (Publisher)
Review: I have to say that I was completely charmed by this story of friendship and grief. In the midst of so much despair there was also so much love. I cried for the whole last quarter of the book but felt joy instead of sadness at its end. It was a lovely audiobook, too, read by Sheila Reid and Rebecca Benson. The story was set in Scotland, where apparently, one stays in the hospital for months and months if you are unwell, instead a day or two like here in the US. Fortunately the long stay for both Lenni and Margot allowed for the development of a dear friendship.
Read The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot with a box of tissues nearby!
-Anne
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