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Title:
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One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, The |
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Authors:
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Cronin, Marianne |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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382 |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Between the two of them, teenager Lenni Pettersson and octogenarian Margot Macrae have clocked up a hundred years of living. Patients of the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital, their days are numbered, but not their determination to stave off the boredom and restrictions of hospital care. Wrangling her way into a new art therapy programme, Lenni teams up with Margot in a project to create one hundred artworks to tell the story of their lives.
Revealed through the lives of its beautifully drawn characters, this tender and funny story is a celebration of friendship, loss and love.
This title is also offered as part of the Narrative Muse Book Club.
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Categories:
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Fiction, Community, Grief/loss, Humour, Inspirational, Medical/Health, Relationships, Religion, Social commentary/perspectives, Uplifting, Young narrator, UK, 2023 Titles, Narrative Muse Book Club |
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By: CHCH 422
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2025-03-06 15:08:01 |
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This was an enjoyable read and it had a positive feel considering what it was dealing with. It showed the maturity of the young dealing with having life stolen from them. The sharing of the older woman's life story with the younger really highlighted this. Amazing work from an author so young. |
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By: CHCH 202
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2025-01-31 11:35:33 |
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Good discussion, we all enjoyed this book. The way the characters were written was really well done. A great first book for this author. |
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By: HAST 007
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2024-12-04 14:37:36 |
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Great read. |
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By: AUCK 461
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2024-10-16 14:25:07 |
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Remarkable piece of writing for a young author. Excellent portrayal of characters. Emotionally rewarding. |
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By: CHCH 312
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2024-08-29 13:54:03 |
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We all enjoyed this book - great characters, quirky, poignant and thought provoking. It had a mix of sub stories. |
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By: AUCK 210
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2024-08-29 13:52:38 |
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"I cried at the end". Very moving and uplifting. Universally enjoyed although interestingly our book discussion wasn't as spirited as it usually is when we have varying opinions on a book. |
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By: HAMIL 018
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2024-07-10 10:04:04 |
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7/9 of us really enjoyed this book ( other two not very enthusiastic), and enjoyed the characters and the different relationships. The concept of remembering each of the 100 years we loved - big discussions re end of life, dealing with other people's emotions, and the place of religion. |
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By: MAPUA 001
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2024-06-10 10:01:45 |
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We really enjoyed this book, albeit with tears at the end. The great characterisation and levels of friendship. |
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By: WHANG 036
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2024-06-05 12:07:13 |
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Generated good discussion - several were brought to tears while reading the book. The fact that Margot had a long and full life compared to Lenni's. Whether we would have agreed to stay away from our dying child also raised interesting points. Everyone read the book and enjoyed it. |
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By: TAUP 011
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2024-04-29 13:08:08 |
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Everybody loved this book, although a few took a while to really get into it. Lenni was particularly loved, for her feistiness and sense of humour in adverse circumstances. It was probably the book that generated the most discussion of all we have read. |
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By: MATUA 001
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2024-04-29 12:39:55 |
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Our favourite book from the past 12months. Funny, tender and very moving. |
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By: ASHB 028
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2024-04-29 12:21:18 |
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We all adored this book. Beautifully written, confronting the issues of a very hard subject - terminal illness. |
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By: WELL 041
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2024-01-11 09:53:04 |
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Most of our group thought it a lovely book to read. However, a few did not like it. The story was both funny and sad. Lexi's nurse and Arthur, the priest, were also important in this book. Some amusing incidents occurred around them. A good book to end the 2023 year with. Marianne Cronin has a wonderful way with words. |
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By: NAP 016
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2023-10-18 12:44:49 |
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All members of the group enjoyed this read. It was an easy journey through the lives of the two characters. |
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By: TAUR 036
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2023-10-12 13:35:11 |
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Everyone read and loved this book. The characters were great; it was poignant, sad and funny. A great read. |
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By: CHCH 503
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2023-08-03 11:24:45 |
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We all loved this book, found it charming, sweet and poignant. It was beautifully balanced but a bit like an impressionist painting in some ways - not all so-called 'important' information was there but you realised it didn't matter eg. Lenni's diagnosis, and Lenni's history was sketchy, whereas we got a great picture of Margot and her development through life. An ideal book club book - although you wouldn't want them all like this, you'd look for more bite from some books occasionally. Very insightful for such a young author. |
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By: DUNBAR 001
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2023-07-03 12:25:55 |
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Most of the group enjoyed the book but didn't "rave" over it. Two really did not like it, but two or three loved it and thought it explored the characters and their situations very well. |
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By: TAUR 059
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2023-06-09 13:28:22 |
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Everyone enjoyed this book even though some struggled with topic, tissues required. Characters & the topic very well written. The relationship between Arthur & Lenni was was a high point for everyone. We all appreciated the fact that the book didn’t dwell on the actual illnesses and treatments and concentrated on L & M’s lives and the characters that crossed their paths. The idea that a parent would agree to stop seeing their child under any circumstances jarred but decided it perhaps was more for the story line than realism. Likewise most commented on the lack of information on Lenni’s mum. |
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By: AUCK 162
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2023-05-08 11:38:54 |
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Most loved this book. Even though it had a sad theme it was uplifting. We thought the writing was amazing. It was a story about friendship, love and connection. |
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By: CART 001
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2023-04-26 11:25:51 |
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The group loved the book. The concept of the story was brilliant and book was well-written, keeping us all interested right to the end. This book was about living right up to the end although death was imminent. It was a good read provoking the group to think about death and what living was all about - relationships and connections with people. |
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By: AUCK 271
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2023-03-16 13:10:45 |
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This was a heartwarming story with a touch of humour although it dealt with some very sad life experiences. Characters and relationships were well drawn and the majority of the characters were likeable. Our book club were unanimous in enjoying the book, and the concept of 100 years was an effective driver of the story. |
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By: TAPA 001
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2023-03-02 13:10:10 |
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Our group all loved this book. Wonderfully written and a heartfelt story. |
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By: NELS 023
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2022-10-31 11:20:27 |
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Our group loved this book. A young author, first novel - it was thoroughly enjoyable and deceivably complex. The characters were well developed and believable. |
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By: TWIZ 003
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2022-06-27 13:09:56 |
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We all enjoyed this book. |
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