Marianne Cronin

La mejor historia de sus vidas empieza aquí. La vida es corta, y nadie lo sabe mejor que Lenni Pettersson a sus diecisiete años. Enfadada con el mundo porque el tiempo se le acaba, Lenni todavía tiene mucho que experimentar y demasiadas preguntas sin respuesta. Margot tiene ochenta y tres años. Cuando conoce a Lenni en el taller de arte del hospital le ofrece su amistad incondicional. A partir de ese momento, los dias de Lenni se expanden como nunca hubiera imaginado: las historias que le cuenta la anciana le haran soñar todas las vidas que la enfermedad le negara. Tremendamente luminosa, Los cien años de Lenni y Margot es un maravilloso canto a la vida, un emotivo homenaje a la fuerza indestructible de la amistad y al extraordinario arte de contar historias.

Funny feelgood heartlifting story about the power of intergenerational friendship and finding love in unexpected places perfect for fans of The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Through the Window and The Rosie Project Marianne Cronin creates such complete and lovable characters Brimming over with kindness and hope Sublimely enjoyable Hazel Prior author of Away with the Penguins Lives up to the brilliance of The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot and dare I say it surpasses it Funny captivating faultless Julietta Henderson Eddie Winston is ninety years old He has lived and he has loved but he has never been kissed A true gentleman and incurable romantic Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead preserving letters and tokens of love along the way It is here that he meets Bella a troubled young woman who aged twenty four has just lost the love of her life When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss she resolves to help him finally find love sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and they hope bring Eddie to the moment he has waited for all his life As Bella helps Eddie and Eddie helps well everyone a soul stir

ON M’A DIT QUE J’ÉTAIS EN TRAIN DE MOURIR, MAIS JE CROIS QUE JE SUIS EN TRAIN DE VIVRE...La vie est courte. Lenni, du haut de ses dix-sept ans, le sait mieux que personne : les médecins sont formel

Those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try againFUNNY, UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP AND FINDING LOVE IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOTHeart-tuggingly lovely*****Cant wait to recommend *****Poignant, funny, emotional *****Read it. Youll be glad you did *****This book is pure joyPrima______________Eddie Winston is ninety years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed.A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. It is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, aged twenty-four, has just lost the love of her life.When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help him finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie to the moment he has waited for all his life.As Bella helps Eddie and Eddie helps, well, everyone, a soul-stirring story of friendship and kindness unfolds as we see how those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again.________Brimming over with kindness and hopeHazel Prior, author of Away with the PenguinsLives up to the brilliance of The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot and, dare I say it surpasses it Julietta HendersonReaders adore EDDIE WINSTON:Overflows with joy. You will laugh and cry, mostly happy tears, but not all. Read it youll be glad you did *****Absolutely heart-tuggingly lovely *****4.24 am, and Ive just finished this. Beautifully written poignant, funny, emotional and lovely. A huge 5 stars *****I couldnt wait to finish it fast enough to recommend to my book-reading bestie *****

A beautiful debut, funny, tender, and animated by a willingness to confront lifes obstacles and find a way to survive. . . . It celebrates friendship, finds meaning in difficulty and lets the reader explore dark places while always allowing for the possibility of light. Lenni and Margot are fine companions for all our springtime journeys.Harpers Bazaar, UK A charming, fiercely alive and disarmingly funny debut novel in the vein of John Green, Rachel Joyce, and Jojo Moyesa brave testament to the power of living each day to the fullest, a tribute to the stories that we live, and a reminder of our unlimited capacity for friendship and love.An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives on the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Though the teenager has been told shes dying, she still has plenty of living to do. Joining the hospitals arts and crafts class, she meets the magnificent Margot, an 83-year-old, purple-pajama-wearing, fruitcake-eating rebel, who transforms Lenni in ways she never imagined.As their friendship blooms, a world of stories opens for these unlikely companions who, between them, have been alive for one hundred years. Though their days are dwindling, both are determined to leave their mark on the world. With the help of Lennis doting palliative care nurse and Father Arthur, the hospitals patient chaplain, Lenni and Margot devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have livedstories of love and loss, of courage and kindness, of unexpected tenderness and pure joy.Though the end is near, life isnt quite done with these unforgettable women just yet.Delightfully funny and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot reminds us of the preciousness of life as it considers the legacy we choose to leave, how we influence the lives of others even after were gone, and the wonder of a friendship that transcends time.

The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting work of contemporary fiction about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed.A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. And it is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, at 24 years old, has just lost the love of her life, sparking a life-changing intergenerational friendship.When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help Eddie Winston finally find love in a heartwarming quest for a later in life romance, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie Winston to the moment he has waited for all his life.This heartwarming tale of friendship and kindness reminds us that those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again.

Uma amizade extraordinária. Cem anos de histórias prestes a serem contadas... antes que seja tarde demais. Lenni é uma adolescente de dezessete anos, dona de uma personalidade especial e de muito carisma. Pode-se dizer que e uma garota cheia de vida... exceto que, segundo os medicos, ela esta a beira da morte. Como um modo de preencher seus dias no hospital em que esta internada e sozinha - e de cumprir uma aposta feita com o padre da capela -, Lenni começa a frequentar aulas de arte terapeutica. E e ento que conhece Margot, uma senhora de oitenta e tres anos, doce e de coraço rebelde como o de Lenni. A conexo entre elas e intensa e imediata, e as duas percebem uma peculiaridade: juntas, tem um seculo de vida! Para celebrar esses cem anos que compartilham, decidem montar uma exposiço de cem pinturas. Em cada uma, retratam uma memoria importante dos anos que viveram. Historias de paixo, juventude, amadurecimento, alegria, afeto, de quando se encontra em alguem o amor de sua vida. Historias que merecem, sempre, ser compartilhadas.

La vida es corta, y nadie lo sabe mejor que Lenni Pettersson a sus diecisiete años. Enfadada con el mundo porque el tiempo se le acaba, Lenni todavía tiene mucho que experimentar y demasiadas preguntas sin respuesta.Margot tiene ochenta y tres años. Cuando conoce a Lenni en el taller de arte del hospital le ofrece su amistad incondicional. A partir de ese momento, los dias de Lenni se expanden como nunca hubiera imaginado: las historias que le cuenta la anciana le haran soñar todas las vidas que la enfermedad le negara.La novela mas luminosa y conmovedora del año.

Una amistat que suma cent anys. Un bonic cant a la vida. Un hometatge brillant a lart dexplicar històries.La millor història de les seves vides comença aquíLa vida és curta, i ningú ho sap millor que

La vida es corta, y nadie lo sabe mejor que Lenni Pettersson a sus diecisiete años. Enfadada con el mundo porque el tiempo se le acaba, Lenni todavía tiene mucho que experimentar y demasiadas preguntas sin respuesta. Margot tiene ochenta y tres años. Cuando conoce a Lenni en el taller de arte del hospital le ofrece su amistad incondicional. A partir de ese momento, los dias de Lenni se expanden como nunca hubiera imaginado: las historias que le cuenta la anciana le haran soñar todas las vidas que la enfermedad le negara. La novela mas luminosa y conmovedora del año.

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.

Una amistat que suma cent anys. Un bonic cant a la vida. Un hometatge brillant a l'art d'explicar històries.La millor història de les seves vides comença aquí La vida és curta, i ningú ho sap millor