'A tale of gloriously
eccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear he
has for an eavesdropped remark ... boy, can he write.' Daily Mail, Book of the Week

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED A CHIP SHOP IN POZNAŃ.

One millennial, six bus trips, one big generation gap.

When
Ben Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holiday
including four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four games
of bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury return
coach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life,
and signed himself up. Six times over.

Good value aside, what
Ben was really after was the company of his elders - those with more
chapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, the
candour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each day
like it's nearly their last.

A series of bus holidays ensued -
from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Ben
attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon

as possible.

一个光荣的故事

英国退休人员的古怪故事。艾特肯的耳朵可以和阿兰-贝内特媲美，他对偷听的话语

的耳朵......孩子，他能写。每日邮报》，每周一书

来自备受赞誉的《波兹南的一家薯条店》的作者。

一个千禧一代，六次巴士旅行，一个巨大的代沟。

当

本-艾特肯得知他的祖母享受了四夜的假期

包括四次三道菜的晚餐、四次熟食早餐、四次宾果游戏、两次游玩。

宾果游戏、两次游览、16品脱啤酒和豪华往返巴士旅行。

他想，这就是生活。

并给自己报了名。六倍于此。

撇开好的价值不谈，本真正追求的是

本真正追求的是他的长辈们的陪伴--那些有更多的

经验所赋予的智慧，时间所赋予的坦诚，以及对未来的憧憬。

时间赐予的坦诚，以及来之不易的能力，把每一天都当做最后一天来过。

就像他们的最后一天一样。

一系列的巴士假期接踵而至--从斯卡伯勒到圣伊夫，从圣伊夫到斯卡伯勒。

从斯卡伯勒到圣艾夫斯，从基拉尼到科莫湖--在这期间本

试图通过尽快变老来摆脱他三十多岁的忧郁。

尽可能地变老。