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On the bright side : the new secret diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 years old

Call Number

  • FICTION GROE (CEN, OSH)

Edition

First U.S. hardcover edition.

Languages

Translated from the Dutch.

Publication Information

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019.

Physical Description

441 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

Octogenarian curmudgeon Hendrik emerges from a year of mourning the death of his beloved friend Eefje to help the Old-But-Not-Dead Club save their home from demolition plans.

Notes

"First published in the Netherlands as Zolang er leven is by Meulenhoff in 2016. First English-language translation published by Michael Joseph in 2017"--Title page verso.

Added Authors

Hester Velmans

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