{"product_id":"funny-thing-getting-older-michael-morpurgo-signed-hardback","title":"Funny Thing, Getting Older","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Michael Morpurgo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e336 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom beloved writer Michael Morpurgo, comes a new collection of reflections, memoir, stories and wonder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A beautiful, thoughtful book that brims with joy' KATE MOSSE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Suffused with gentle optimism and warmth' TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Funny Thing, Getting Older, one of our most beloved 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome are deeply personal, some political, others in between. And woven in amongst them you will find a play, a poem or two, and even a few stories. Full of wonder, gentle humour and sharp observation, Funny Thing, Getting Older is a book to treasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA story is like a kite. If I make it right, if I fly it right, it will swoop and soar. And it will please my heart when it's up there, floating on the wind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Our master storyteller' JOANNA LUMLEY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57427760054653,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781399739719_4ee1d7a9-3d97-43d5-9197-7c1b8816e10d.jpg?v=1763642987","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/funny-thing-getting-older-michael-morpurgo-signed-hardback","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}