The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

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Author
Marianne Cronin
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Fiction
Released
16 February, 2021
ISBN
9780857527202

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

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Synopsis

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 eight-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. Fiercely alive, disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness, The One Hundred Years Of Lenni And Margot unwraps the extraordinary gift of life even when it is about to be taken away, and revels in our infinite capacity for friendship and love when we need them most.

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Funny and Heartfelt: Read an Extract of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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16 February 2021

Funny and Heartfelt: Read an Extract of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

    The Friendship of a Lifetime: Read our Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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    15 February 2021

    The Friendship of a Lifetime: Read our Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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      About the author

      Marianne Cronin

      Marianne Cronin was born in 1990 and grew up in Warwickshire. She studied English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, before going on to specialise in applied linguistics, earning her MA and PhD from the University of Birmingham. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is her debut novel

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