The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo

An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here. 'This is something special moving joyful and life-affirming' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Book of the Month_______________________________________Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni living on the terminal ward. But as she is about to learn it's not only what you make of life that matters but who you share it with. Dodging doctor's orders she joins an art class where she bumps into fellow patient Margot a rebel-hearted eight-three-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years. To celebrate their shared century they decide to paint their life stories of growing old and staying young of giving joy of receiving kindness of losing love of finding the person who is everything. As their extraordinary friendship deepens it becomes vividly clear that life is not done with Lenni and Margot yet. Fiercely alive disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT unwraps the extraordinary gift of life and revels in our infinite capacity for friendship and love when we need them most. ---------------------------------------------VOTED BEST UPLIFTING BOOK OF 2021 BY THE INDEPENDENT'Full of wisdom and kindness. It is just the kind of book I adore' JOANNA CANNON'Emotional involving witty and sad. Everyone is going to love Lenni and Margot' JILL MANSELL 'Lenni and Margot are two of the most wonderful warm witty and wise heroines I've ever met. Beautiful and glorious' CLARE POOLEY author of The Authenticity Project'Such a delight! I fell head over heels for Lenni and Margot their wit and vibrancy and marvellous outlooks on life. An utter joy' ABBIE GREAVES Review A truly gorgeous book brimming with life and colour ―JOANNA GLENSharp and funny warm and wise a remarkable friendship sparks two lifetimes of shared stories in one unforgettable book. I loved it. ―JESS KIDD Author of HIMSELFA gorgeous heartbreaking story readers won't soon forget ―ELLE MAGAZINECharged with light and colour. Gloriously original and full of wisdom humour and hope. It made me think and care and laugh and cry. One of my all-time favourite books ―HAZEL PRIOR author of AWAY WITH THE PENGUINSCronin's characters are fully drawn and chime together to tell a sweet story about connection loss and living ―IRISH TIMESA gorgeous heartwarming novel. The perfect antidote to the world right now ―FABULOUS MAGAZINEFilled with kindness and quirky characters who restore your faith in life. This debut will stay with you answering the question What is life made of? ―MY WEEKLY BOOK OF THE WEEKFull of honesty and warmth. A beautiful debut ―CULTUREFLYAn extraordinary tale of living love and heartbreak ―The SunA beautiful funny and incredibly assured story filled with rich characters. ―INDEPENDENTA special and lovely read. Guaranteed to leave you wanting a hug ―STYLIST Best New FictionHeartwarming and remarkable stories of two loveable characters ―BBC NEWS ones to watch 2021 About the Author Marianne Cronin was born in 1990. She studied English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham. She now spends most of her time writing with her newly-adopted rescue cat sleeping under her desk. When she's not writing Marianne can be found performing improv in the West Midlands where she lives. Her debut novelThe One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is to be published around the world and is being adapted into a feature film by a major Hollywood studio.