79-year-old Martha Anderson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting life-style. Along with her four oldest friends - otherwise known as the League of Pensioners - Martha decides to rebel against all of the rules imposed upon them. Together, they cause an uproar with their antics: protesting against early bedtimes and plastic meals. As the elderly friends become more daring, their activities escalate and they come up with a cunning plan to break out of the care home and land themselves in a far more attractive Stockholm establishment. With the aid of their Zimmer frames, they resolve to stand up for old aged pensioners everywhere - Robin Hood style. And that's when the adventure really takes off ...Translated by Rod Bradbury.
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Review:
‘A shining expression of how joyous life is. It is not dangerous to grow old if you are like Märtha and the gang’ Hyllan, blogg
‘The funniest book this year!’ Magazine Familjen, Norway
‘A book which should be read by people of all ages’ Radio P4
‘A hilarious farce . . . highly entertaining with very well crafted characters’ Frettabladid newspaper, Iceland
‘It has humour, brilliant dialogue, irony and warmth. A light-hearted and enjoyable detective comedy with breath-taking events, which provide many smiles but also reflection on life’ PRO Pensionären
‘Criminally fun!’ Bonniers Bokklubb
‘Very imaginative, fun and filled with gallons of humour!’ Katarina Mazetti
Book Description:
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is an incredibly quirky, humorous and warm-hearted story about growing old disgracefully – and breaking all the rules along the way!
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- PublisherPan
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1447250990
- ISBN 13 9781447250999
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages500
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