Funny Thing, Getting Older

'A beautiful, thoughtful book that brims with joy' KATE MOSSE 'Our master storyteller' JOANNA LUMLEY In Funny Thing, Getting Older , one of our most belove novelists shares his reflections from a lifetime of writing stories about the world. Here, collected for the first time on Michael's 82nd birthday, are his thoughts on nature, childhood, writing, peace and war, and getting older. Some are deeply personal, some political, others in between. And woven in amongst them you will find a play, a poe