'If you don't choose your midlife crisis, your crisis will choose you.' When Darrel Bristow-Bovey is about to have these words tattooed on his arm in Chinese characters, he suddenly realises his midlife crisis is already under way, and what follows is a witty, warm, sometimes wise journey into the terrors and absurdities (and finally the grudging, grumpy compensations) of middle age that every man and woman of a certain age will recognise. Running a gauntlet of bucket lists, prostate examinations and sexual misadventures, ...
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'If you don't choose your midlife crisis, your crisis will choose you.' When Darrel Bristow-Bovey is about to have these words tattooed on his arm in Chinese characters, he suddenly realises his midlife crisis is already under way, and what follows is a witty, warm, sometimes wise journey into the terrors and absurdities (and finally the grudging, grumpy compensations) of middle age that every man and woman of a certain age will recognise. Running a gauntlet of bucket lists, prostate examinations and sexual misadventures, Darrel sets himself a task: to follow in the footsteps of Lord Byron and the Greek hero Hercules and swim across the Dardenelles in Turkey. The only problem is that he's old and lazy and can't swim very well. This book is funny and insightful, and deals with a universal condition with which everyone can identify: the need to make sense of your life. A highly enjoyable read.
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Add this copy of One Midlife Crisis and a Speedo to cart. $51.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2015 by Penguin Random House South Africa.
Add this copy of One Midlife Crisis and a Speedo to cart. $64.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2014 by Zebra Press.
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Very Good. Signed and inscribed by author. 169 pages (complete). Wraps a bit edge worn and marked. Minor handling markings on page edges. Still in a very good condition, tightly bound and internally clean. 1st edition. MK.
Add this copy of One Midlife Crisis and a Speedo to cart. $74.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2014 by Penguin Random House South Africa.
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Very Good. Wraps are shelf rubbed. Signed by author. Tightly bound. The book is a warm, witty, eventually wise journey into the terrors and absurdities and grumpy compensations of middle age that will speak to every man and woman who has ever noticed that time is ticking by faster every day. [R. K]
