Book 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.Â
The One Hundred Years Of Lenni and Margot is available in hardback and ebook now. You can purchase your copy using the link below or through your local indie book store.
My Review:
This was a wonderful book that was a funny and thoughtful read about an unlikely friendship.
I found myself instantly drawn into the story and very sympathetic towards Lenni and the heart breaking situation she finds herself in. I was very glad when she met immediately like the amazing Margo who was an absolutely amazing character. I absolutely adored her and loved her attitude towards life. She is someone I would love to know and she often made me smile with her antics throughout the book. I found myself very glad that the two of them had found each other as I felt they provided much needed support to one another at a difficult time.
As I might have mentioned once of twice I love stories that allow the reader to follow a character throughout their lives to see the big events that have shaped them. The 100 paintings that Lennie and Margo embark on creating of their lives (100 years is their combined age) is very touching. I loved reliving the important moments of their lives with them and learning more about them both slowly as the story develops.
This is a beautifully told story that manages to be both funny and sad at times. I liked that the emotional moments seemed very realistic as if it could actually happen which made me feel more connected to the characters. It’s definitely a story that will stay with me and I will be recommending to everyone. I think it would make a great book club read as there would be lots to discuss.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Transworld for my copy fo this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
Marianne Cronin was born in 1990. She studied English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham. She now spends most of her time writing, with her newly-adopted rescue cat sleeping under her desk. When she’s not writing, Marianne can be found performing improv in the West Midlands, where she lives. Her debut novel The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is to be published around the world and is being adapted into a feature film by a major Hollywood studio.
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Lovely review I definitely want to read this one! x
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