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Now We Are Sixty (And a Bit)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An ode to people sixty or more
  • a gift on my 60th birthday
Now We Are Sixty (And a Bit)
Christopher Matthew , and David Eccles
Manufacturer: John Murray
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0719565219

Book Description

An affectionate tribute to A.A. Milne¹s Now We Are Six, for those who are not so young anymore and for those who might not be sixty but certainly feel like they are. Enchantingly illustrated, this is the perfect gift for oldies of all ages.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An ode to people sixty or more.......2006-10-05

This collection of short poems is an ode to the person whose age is sixty or better. Some are light, describing the pleasures of age and how your perspective changes. When that hurdle is jumped, many of the things that were so critical before now become superficial. This is summed up in the last two lines of the last poem in the book.

But now that I'm sixty I've got to confess
That more often than not, I couldn't care less.

Some of the others are less light hearted, describing the downside of aging. Financial fears, forgetting simple things, having to face young criminals and ways to try to recapture some of the exuberance of youth are all mentioned. However, even these topics are dealt with in a light-hearted manner, so there is never a point where the tone turns depressing.
Whatever your perspective is on turning sixty, this book will make you smile at some of the consequences of reaching that mark. Matthew is a very good poet and his prose will lighten your feelings, no matter how dark they are.

5 out of 5 stars a gift on my 60th birthday.......2004-11-28

my son gave me this book on my 60th birthday. I grew up with the milne books and read them to my boys. In fact, our oldest, Christopher, is named after Christopher Robin. Get out your old book of Now We Are Six, and keep it next to you while you read this book. So charming. So clever. Makes me feel like a kid again and it makes me smile....alot.
Now We Are Sixty and a Bit
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Now We Are Sixty and a Bit
    Christopher Matthew
    Manufacturer: MURRAY JOHN PUBLISHE
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000GR99G8
    Now We Are Sixty (And a Bit)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Now We Are Sixty (And a Bit)
      Christopher Matthew
      Manufacturer: John Murray Publishers, Ltd.
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000N7HKLW

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