{"product_id":"funny-thing-getting-older","title":"Funny Thing, Getting Older","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom beloved writer Michael Morpurgo, comes a new collection of reflections, memoir, stories and wonder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, thoughtful book that brims with joy' KATE MOSSE\u003cbr\u003e'Suffused with gentle optimism and warmth' \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA story is like a kite. If I make it right, if I fly it right, it will swoop and soar. And it will please my heart when it's up there, floating on the wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFunny Thing, Getting Older\u003c\/i\u003e, one of our most beloved novelists shares his reflections from a lifetime of writing stories about the world. Here, collected for the first time on Michael's 82nd birthday, are his thoughts on nature, childhood, writing, peace and war, and getting older. Some are deeply personal, some political, others in between. And woven in amongst them you will find a play, a poem or two, and even a few stories. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of wonder, gentle humour and sharp observation, \u003ci\u003eFunny Thing, Getting Older\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Our master storyteller' JOANNA LUMLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'He sees things clearly and writes about them well... We are all the richer for what he sees.' PHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55283252330840,"sku":"9781399739719","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781399739719.jpg?v=1780409729","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/funny-thing-getting-older","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}