And not just once but twice on account of the fact that while waiting
for the bus back we realised that the Waterstones bag of books that Janice
had bought me was no longer with us.
So we had to retrace our steps and revisit each pub we had been in. Well you couldn't just ask so had another drink in each one until we found the books, which, of course, was the first pub we had been in and the last one we checked!!
So we had to retrace our steps and revisit each pub we had been in. Well you couldn't just ask so had another drink in each one until we found the books, which, of course, was the first pub we had been in and the last one we checked!!
Before all this we had breakfast as planned in the Vestry who had even laid on a party for me!!
Then lunch at Marco's, highly recommended if you happen to be in the area of Chichester. Then it got messy!
One of the books I received is called " The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared".
It is hilarious and I can highly recommend it:
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 not...
Escaping (in his slippers) through his bedroom window, into the flowerbed, Allan makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent but very human police. As his escapades unfold, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which - remarkably - he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.
Here's a snippet:
Julius applied the brakes just in time. The corpse fell forwards and hit his forehead on an iron handle.
“That would have been really painful if the circumstances had been a little different!” said Allan.
“There are undoubtedly advantages to being dead,” said Julius.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is an international phenomenon. A hilariously funny and quirky debut novel by Swedish author Jonas Jonasson, it has already been translated into 30 languages and sold 2 million copies across the globe. A Swedish film is in production and will get an international release in 2013.
Jonas Jonasson was born in Sweden in 1962. He has a professional background as a journalist and media consultant:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9386562/Jonas-Jonasson-My-100-year-old-hero-and-the-secret-of-happiness.html
Jonasson describes the book as:
"An intelligent, very stupid book. My perspective is that we live only once, I cannot be sure but that is what I believe. I think that if you've once asked yourself: 'Should I...' then the answer is: 'Yes!' How would you otherwise ever get to know that you shouldn't?".
Put it on your Christmas list - there are only 95 days to go!!
Hey Ho!
