Virginia Ironside Knihy

Kašlu na to! odpoví Marie Sharpová, když jí kamarádka navrhne, aby se - se šedesátkou na krku - přihlásila do čtenářského kroužku. Lidé v těchto kroužcích vždycky vypadají, že se musí prokousávat knihami jako Mandolína kapitána Corelliho. Mají pocit, že si neustále musí prošťuchovat mozek něčím špičatým, aby jim nepřestal fungovat. Člověk ale bystrý mozek buď má, nebo nemá. Hrdinka prohlašuje: A já stejně už nechci být mladá! Tyhle staré dámy, které v osmdesáti šlapou na kole napříč Mongolskem a v devadesáti se vrhnou na paragliding, nejsou žádné skvělé exempláře starého věku. Ne, jsou to jen tragické chudinky, které se nedokáží vyrovnat se stárnutím. Já chci začít dělat věci pro staré, nikoli pro mladé. Marie je stále příliš mladá, než aby toužila po domácím výtahu nebo si užívala pohodlí vany pro seniory (ale ne až tak moc, aby si neužívala pohodlné boty), přesto však stárne - a má z toho potěšení! Trochu moc se zaobírá tím, zda zanechat sexu - Ouvej! Ouvej! Jsou zde však kompenzace, jako třeba znovu se až po uši zamilovat- tentokrát ale do malého vnuka.

Britská novinářka a spisovatelka Virginia Ironsideová považuje období po šedesátých narozeninách za vůbec nejšťastnější léta svého života. Ráda se o toto poznání dělí se svými čtenáři. Že dokáže o stárnutí psát s nadhledem a humorem, nás přesvědčila už v knize Stárnu a užívám si, a neméně kouzelný je i Virginiin monolog. I v něm objevuje na stáří spíše jeho přednosti než nedostatky a představuje nám ho s takovým zaujetím, až máme chuť rychle stárnout s ní. Virginiin monolog nás inspiruje, jak v době, která je posedlá kultem věčného mládí a krásy, přijmout pokročilý věk se vším všudy a vytěžit z něj maximum příjemného.

A delightful novel about letting go of youth and embracing the sassy curmudgeon within Don't harass her about parasailing or taking Italian language courses. Forget about suggesting she join a gym. Marie Sharp may be a little creaky in the bones as she heads toward the big 6-0, but she's fine with it. She would rather do without all the moving-to-Florida-bicycling-across- Mongolia-for-the-hell-of-it hoopla that her friends insist upon. She's already led an exciting life: She came of age in the 1960s, after all. Now, with both a new grandchild and a new man on the horizon, all she wants to do is make the most of what she considers the most interesting stage of her life. In this wonderfully astute novel based on the author's own experiences, No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club is the funny--and often poignant--fictionalized diary of an older woman . . . a decade or two past her prime and content to leave it all behind her. So don't tell her to take a gourmet cooking class, and whatever you do, don't you dare tell her to join a book club. Fresh and truly unique, moving gracefully on in years has never been more hilarious than in this forthright grandma's take on the "third phase" of life.

A bestseller and the perfect springboard for talking over a child's hidden worries.

A bestseller and the perfect springboard for talking over a child's hidden worries.

No matter what they say, sixty will never be the new forty. But sixty-five-year-old author Virginia Ironside is determined to convince people that getting old is really not so bad -- even for a Baby Boomer who interviewed the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix early in her career. Here, Virginia Ironside explores the many unsung benefits of aging. There are ailments, but there are also fabulous meds. There are grandchildren -- your reward for not killing your own children. And then there's "wisdom," that random accumulated knowledge you can label as such just because you're old. You're Old, I'm Old . . . Get Used to It! celebrates scattered memory, frequent naps, and mercifully lowered expectations

I destroy everything I touch... don't let me destroy you.When two strangers meet in a bank one day, sparks fly. Both are emotionally unstable but neither can resist the other and they embark on a passionate love affair. The constant threat of being torn apart by another woman does nothing to stifle the attraction between these lovers, only fuelling an obsessive relationship. As their lives become increasingly tangled, they realise their desire is both destructive and insatiable.From acclaimed author Virginia Ironside, a provocative and sensual novel about obsessive love.

Marie is back, courting laughter and disaster in equal measure. In her own inimitable style, she's getting older... and loving every minute of it.

The death of a loved one is the most traumatic experience any of us face. No two people cope with it the same way: some cry while others remain dry-eyed. This book deals with this sensitive issue with frankness and insights, drawing on other's people's accounts as well as the author's own experiences.

When she started to clock up the years in earnest, everyone tried not to mention it. But now Virginia Ironside is actually sixty-five she can't see what all the fuss was about. It's great to be old.Growing ancient is not a loss but a gain. You're more confident, and if your memory's going, at least you forget the bad times, like all those ghastly men you slept with in the other sixties. And isn't now the time to take lots of drugs, and not just the ones prescribed by the doctor (which are, now you're old, completely free)?There's nothing more fun than comparing your various ailments with other oldies ('I take so many fish oils I'm thinking of joining an aquarium'), curtain-twitching, complaining or (Virginia's preference) just mooching about.From Grandchildren ('The reward for not killing your children'), and Being a Bore ('You're in your anecdotage, so nobody can complain') to Sex ('I don't know about you, but I've had enough sex to last me a lifetime'), Virginia Ironside tackles all the issues that face today's elegant and distinguished oldies with optimism and enthusiasm - and makes you want to cheer!