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Synopsis
When Christopher Matthews was six, the poems of Milne always reassured him that other children were as foolish and naughty as he was, so on reaching sixty he decided that he should adapt NOW WE ARE SIX for an older audience.
NOW WE ARE SIXTY is often hilarious, sometimes rueful and always thought-provoking. Some verses are about realising that we are not as young as we thought, whilst some about the more disconcerting problems of modern life; mobile telephones on trains, anti-social behaviour, traffic jams and the internet.
Dame Dorothy Tutin, Martin Jarvis, Derek Waring, Geoffrey Palmer and Robert Dawes will bring voice to familiar rhythms and rhyme schemes of the master. Together they will create an audio performance to brilliantly celebrate Christopher Matthew's reinvention of Milne's curious mixture of comedy and wistfulness, sharp observation and daft whimsy.
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Review
...an elegant take on Milne (The Times)
Matthew's little book is wise, perceptive and very funny, (The Independent on Sunday)
The book is very clever and very funny, (The Guardian)
...it takes a wry look at topics, ranging from insomnia to golf clubs and mobile telephones. (The Financial Times)
From the Publisher
Over a quarter of a million copies have been sold of this book and it was ranked number one in the top five poetry books in the Observer .
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- PublisherJohn Murray
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 071956820X
- ISBN 13 9780719568206
- BindingHardcover
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