The Old You

When Lynn's husband is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, strange things start to happen – things that can't be explained – and her perfect world starts to crumble... Unputdownable, Hitchcockian domestic noir from number-one bestselling author Louise Voss. 'The slow reveals and hints at the darkness to come make it impossible to put down' Sarah Pinborough 'A brilliant tale of deception with a twist that took my breath away' Mark Edwards 'Brilliantly unsettling' Jane Casey ____________________ Lynn Naismith gave up the job she loved when she married Ed, the love of her life, but it was worth it for the happy years they enjoyed together. Now, ten years on, Ed has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, and things start to happen; things more sinister than missing keys and lost words. As some memories are forgotten, others, long buried, begin to surface ... and Lynn's perfect world begins to crumble. But is it Ed's mind playing tricks, or hers...? ____________________ 'A disturbing, brilliant tale of lies and psychological manipulation' Kate Rhodes 'Tense, super-twisty and well-written' Amanda Jennings 'A cracking page-turner that sucks you straight into the dark heart of human behaviour' Marnie Riches 'Completely gripping' Cass Green 'An addictive thriller with a damaged and relatable heroine at its center, The Old You is an original novel that is both shocking and touching' Foreword Reviews 'Twists, turns and stabs you in the heart. It deserves to be huge' Martyn Waites 'I was guessing right to the end' Katerina Diamond 'Cleverly plotted and beautifully executed' Susi Holliday 'Poignant, clever and terrifically tense' William Shaw 'A must-read for all psychological thriller fans' Steph Broadribb 'A twisty, thrilling read with engaging and complex characters!' Sarah Ward 'Kept me up way past my bedtime ... really original and compelling' Howard Linskey 'Exceptionally clever, intriguing and mysterious ... this is how a psychological crime thriller should be written' Random Things through My Letterbox 'Gripping and twisty' Mel McGrath 'An expert piece of contrivance' Publishers Weekly 'Ingeniously plotted and totally addictive' Paddy Magrane 'A masterclass in how to write an accomplished, clever and slick domestic noir – characters that are believable, secrets that are merely hinted at and twists that are genuinely jaw-dropping without being absurd' Beverley Has Read

Playbook.

A child imagines being old with Grandaddy and joining him in such activities as playing cards all day, visiting the ocean, and eating bacon on the porch.

Full of senior sagacity and elderly erudition, this spirited and joyful collection of quotes and musings about our latter years celebrates the lighter side of ageing. Encouraging you to laugh, embrace and love the ride, this book will show you that it really is the life in your years that counts

Humorous words for the over-the-hill crowd. If you've had more vintage years than the wine makers of the Napa Valley, well, you are no longer a kid. Well-known illustrator Melanie Marder Parks reveals all too clearly that with middle age, nature shows her sense of humor. 80-page hardcover book with a 24K gold-plated charm on a ribbon bookmark; 3-1/4 wide x 4 high.

Grow old on purpose. This book invites readers to navigate a purposeful path from adulthood to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage. Everyone is getting old; not everyone is growing old. But the path of purposeful aging is accessible to all—and it's fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity. With a focus on growing whole through developing a sense of purpose in later life, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? celebrates the experience of aging with inspiring stories, real-world practices, and provocative questions. Framed by a long conversation between two old friends, the book reconceives aging as a liberating experience that enables us to become more authentically the person we always meant to be with each passing year. In their bestseller Repacking Your Bags, Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro defined the good life as “living in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.” This book builds on that definition to offer a purposeful path for living well while aging well.

When you look in the mirror are you unhappy with how you look? Do you wish that you could look younger? Stop looking for youth in lotions, creams and treatments and take the wellness approach to looking and feeling younger. If you want to rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit, this is the book that will tell you how to do it. Learn how to think young, feel young and look young longer, naturally, without expensive facial products. Youth starts within the body so learn how to eat to stay young, how to think to stay young and how to act to stay young. The wellness approach will not only help you feel better but you will look better. Stop wishing that you were younger and do something about it by reading this book today. Stop feeling old and start feeling good again. This book is full of tips on how to change your life for the better, helping you keep off the signs of aging; change your life now by picking up this book.

From the "New York Times"-bestselling authors of "You Are Worthless "and "Just Give Up" comes an even less-inspiring book for those past their prime, with advice from a sad and seriously inept marriage and family counselor who is one of Dikkers' most hilarious creations.

No-nonsense, wryly self-deprecating, and totally persuasive, You're Old, I'm Old...Get Used to It! unabashedly exalts the virtues of aging. Virginia Ironside wants you to know that getting old is a good thing-and not in that dreadful “sixty is the new forty” way. At sixty-five, she has no interest in pretending to be young and neither should you. Virginia celebrates all the “issues” that she and her fellow oldies embrace, including: • Talking about ailments (and the fabulous meds that come with them) • Grandchildren (the reward you get for not killing your children) • Wisdom (random disorganized knowledge you get to put a fancy label on because you're old)

From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a 'B' for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre, and a 'C' for Willa Cather's My Ántonia. It continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves. Y is for Yeats. A specially compiled edition for the Penguin Drop Caps series, When You Are Old will include the most accessible, best-known poems by W.B. Yeats from his early years that made the Nobel Prize winning writer and poet popular in his day. The volume will include all the major love poems written most notably for the brilliant yet elusive Irish revolutionary Maude Gonne. Recalling Yeats’s 1890s fascination in aestheticism and the arts and crafts movement, selections will draw from the first published versions of poems from works such as Crossways, The Rose, The Wind Among the Reeds, In the Seven Woods, The Green Helmet and Other Poems, Responsibilities, The Wild Swans at Coole, and Michael Robartes and the Dancer. A selection Irish myths and fairytales including “The Wanderings of Oisin,” a Celtic fable and his first major poem, represent his fascination with mysticism, spiritualism and the rich and imaginative heritage of his native land.