Not Dead Yet

Older people can still have a lot left to give, a bunch of life experience to draw on, and a few adventures left in them.

Updated June 28, 2024
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A man called Ove : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS The million-copy bestselling phenomenon: a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step. 'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' Daily Mail ...
The secret life of Albert Entwistle
Cain, Matt
Paper Book
The adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi : a novel
Chakraborty, S. A.
Paper Book
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artefacts and ancient mysteries, and one woman's quest to seize a final chance at glory... A pirate of infamy and one of the...
One puzzling afternoon
Critchley, Emily
Paper Book
On a suburban street filled with secrets, 84 year old Edie Green must look back into the past to discover what happened to her friend Lucy, who went missing years before . . .
The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot : a novel
Cronin, Marianne
Paper Book
Mrs. Quinn's rise to fame : a novel
Ford, Olivia
Paper Book
In their sixty years together, Jennifer Quinn has only kept two secrets from her husband. One is that her love of baking has just won her a spot as a contestant on primetime TV show Britain Bakes. The other she hopes will stay hidden forever . . . Whisked into an unfamiliar world...
When all is said
Griffin, Anne
Paper Book
The little old lady who broke all the rules : a novel
Ingelman-Sundberg, C.
Paper Book
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is an incredibly quirky, humorous and warm-hearted story about growing old disgracefully - and breaking all the rules along the way! 79-year-old Martha Andersson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank.
The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared
Jonasson, Jonas
Paper Book
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will...
The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry : a novel
Joyce, Rachel.
Paper Book
'Impossible to put down' TIMES 'Life-affirming delight. A comic pleasure' WOMAN AND HOME 'Profoundly moving' RICHARD MADELEY OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD. NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING JIM BROADBENT AND PENELOPE WILTON ____________________<...
The love story of Missy Carmichael
Morrey, Beth
Paper Book
'A touching, deftly written debut that celebrates community and kindness' Sunday Times Missy Carmichael's life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, she's haunted by the echoes of her footsteps in her empty home;...
The Thursday murder club
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES. ---------- 'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes 'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin 'Thrilling,...
The curious charms of Arthur Pepper
Patrick, Phaedra
Paper Book
'A charming, unforgettable story.' Harper's Bazaar 40 years of marriage. 8 golden charms. One man's journey of discovery. Having been married for over 40 years, 69-year-old Arthur Pepper is mourning the loss of his wife. On the anniversary of her death, he...
How the penguins saved Veronica
Prior, Hazel
Paper Book
A truly feel-good book club read - a #1 bestseller in ebook and audio! 'This year's Eleanor Oliphant . . . Funny, bittersweet and wholly original.' Daily Express Veronica McCreedy is about to have the journey of a lifetime . . .
Killers of a certain age
Raybourn, Deanna
Paper Book
Old man's war
Scalzi, John
Paper Book
The universe is a dangerous place in John Scalzi's Old Man's War, the first in The Old Man's War series. 'Gripping and surpassingly original' - Cory Doctorow, author of Walkaway At seventy-five years old, John Perry is after a fresh start - so...
The good liar : a novel
Searle, Nicholas
Paper Book
This is a life told back to front. This is a man who has lied all his life. Roy is a conman living in a small English town, about to pull off his final con. He is going to meet and woo a beautiful woman and slip away with her life savings. But who is...
Dial A for Aunties
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
Winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021 'Whip-smart, original and so funny. I found it impossible to put down and lost count of the number of times I laughed out loud' Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Road Trip Your...
Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
The new must-read cozy crime mystery from the bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties Put the kettle on, there's a mystery brewing... Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys...
The Marlow Murder Club : a novel
Thorogood, Robert
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play 'I want to be Judith Potts when I grow up' Reader review 'Read the whole thing in one day . . . I was hooked. It had me laughing to myself all day. Would recommend' Reader review 'Comedy, thrilling,...
An elderly lady is up to no good
Tursten, Helene
Ebook
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the...

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