How to Age Disgracefully

A Novel

By: Clare Pooley

Narrated by: Clare Corbett

“An uproarious romp!” —People

“Pooley weaves together the most cleverly flawed and lovable characters and then sets them free to prove that we are limitless at any age.” —Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance

A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy from New York Times-bestselling author Clare Pooley

When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards.

The members of the Social Club, however, are not at all what Lydia was expecting. From Art, a failed actor turned kleptomaniac to Daphne, who has been hiding from her dark past for decades to Ruby, a Banksy-style knitter who gets revenge in yarn, these seniors look deceptively benign—but when age makes you invisible, secrets are so much easier to hide.

When the city council threatens to sell the doomed community center building, the members of the Social Club join forces with their tiny friends in the daycare next door—as well as the teenaged father of one of the toddlers and a geriatric dog—to save the building. Together, this group’s unorthodox methods may actually work, as long as the police don’t catch up with them first.

Charming!

This is such a delightful story, with fun quirky characters, and excellent narration. Loved it!

So much fun!

Another incredibly exciting and fun story from Clare Pooley!!! I loved the nods to her previous books.

Another fabulous book by Clare Pooley

Clare Pooley has a gift for developing characters whom I feel like are my friends. I loved Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting and The Authenticity Project, so when I saw this new release, I bought it immediately. It did not disappoint. It was like eating candy for me. I laughed my way through this book in delight, and I found the ending very satisfying. I will really miss these characters now that I have finished the book, especially Daphne. If you enjoyed Iona Iverson, you’ll love this one, too.

Wildness and Wisdom

Being a septuagenarian and former (long ago) flower child myself, I couldn’t resist the title of this book. In between I had served as an older adult specialist with county mental health, so I can vibe with Lydia as well. Is that how they say it? Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed this little story.

Brilliant as We’ve Come to Expect!

As always, Pooley develops rich characters you quickly grow to love, and converging storylines that restore one’s hope in humanity. ❤️