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Slowing Down George Melly

Slowing Down By George Melly

Slowing Down by George Melly


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George Melly is 79 nudging 80. George is still swinging and singing, fly-fishing, flirting, and just playing at senility. He walks very slowly nowadays. He's been seriously ill once, and not quite well often. And he's being probed and tinkered with at the hospital. This is an account about how it feels to be growing old and slowing down.

Slowing Down Summary

Slowing Down by George Melly

George Melly is 79 nudging 80. You'll probably think, 'That's not old these days'. And it's true, George is still swinging and singing, fly-fishing, flirting, and for now just playing at senility. But it's not as if he were the Queen Mother. He walks very slowly nowadays. He's losing control over his bladder, and his bowels. He no longer, being quite deaf, enjoys noisy parties. He's been seriously ill once, and not quite well often. And he's constantly being probed and tinkered with at St Mary's Hospital: like an old car in and out of the garage. Sex has walked out on him, but Irish Whiskey, in only slightly diminished quantities, remains a good friend. This remarkably cheerful book is his diary of it all. An extraordinary, darkly funny, frank, and larger-than-life account about how feels to be growing old and irresistibly Slowing Down.

About George Melly

Wit, jazz institution, writer and raconteur, George Melly made his name in the trad scene of the 50s, singing with Mick Mulligan's band. In the 60s he became one of the UK's most ubiquitous critics, writers and TV personalities. His acclaimed three previous volumes of autobiography are published in Penguin in one volume, under the title Owning Up. In the 70s George returned to music, and today he can be found singing with John Chilton's band.

Additional information

GOR001093983
9780141015767
0141015764
Slowing Down by George Melly
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
2006-07-27
240
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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