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01819aam a2200289 a 4500 001 5008923EEBA711ECB9EC59E53EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220614010036 008 220509s2022 enk 000 0deng d 020 $a 1785789023 020 $a 9781785789021 035 $a (OCoLC)1319741660 040 $a IKG $b eng $c IKG $d OPW $d OCLCQ $d IOU $d SILO 100 1 $a Aitken, Ben. 245 14 $a The marmalade diaries : $b the true story of an odd couple / $c Ben Aitken. 246 30 $a True story of an odd couple 260 $a London : $b Icon Books, $c [2022] 300 $a x, 325 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a From the author of The Gran Tour, a portrait of an intergenerational friendship. Recently widowed, Winne, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate. As the UK was locked down in 2020, Ben and Winnie's lives interwove, forming an unlikely friendship, where lessons were learnt (heat the red wine in the oven with the plates; preserve or pickle whatever you can; never throw anything away) and grief, both personal and that of a nation, was explored. Charting both their time together, and the details of Winnie's life that are shared with Ben in fragments, The Marmalade Diaries, from the author of The Gran Tour, is a very human exploration of home, of the passage time, of the growing relationship between an odd couple, told with warmth, wit and candour. 600 10 $a Aitken, Ben $x Friends and associates. 650 0 $a Intergenerational relations $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Friendship. 941 $a 2 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20221224010027.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220614010205.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5008923EEBA711ECB9EC59E53EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search