{"product_id":"the-tick-of-two-clocks-joan-bakewell-9780349013947","title":"The Tick of Two Clocks: A Tale of Moving on","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einspiration \u003c\/b\u003eto anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld age is no longer a blip in the calendar, just a few declining years before the end. Old age is now a major and important part of life: It should command as much thought - even anxiety - as teenagers give to exam results and young marrieds how many children to have . . . I am in my 80s and moving towards the end of my life. But in a more actual sense, I have moved from my dear home of 50 odd years into another . . . the home where I will be until the end. Writing here of how it has happened is in a sense a reconciliation with what cannot be avoided, but which can be confronted\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Joan Bakewell, Labour Peer, author and famous champion of the older people's right to a good and fruitful life, decided that she could no longer remain in her old home, she had to confront what she calls 'the next segment of life.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisposing of things accumulated during a long life, saying goodbye to her home and the memories of more than fifty years, thinking about what is needed for downsizing - all suddenly became urgent and emotional tasks. And then there was managing family expectations. Some new projects such as planning the colours and layout of a new, smaller flat, were exciting and some things - the ridding herself of books, paintings, memento - took courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo much of the world is on the move- voluntarily or not - and so many people are living to a great old age. In using the tale of her own life, Joan Bakewell tells us a story of our times and how she is learning to live to the sound and tune of The Tick of Two Clocks: the old and the new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Bakewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349013942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349013947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Virago Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Joan Bakewell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070683345151,"sku":"9780349013947","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbddf275-32a3-45f7-a11b-d7634c6f0dc8.jpg?v=1685431755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tick-of-two-clocks-joan-bakewell-9780349013947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}