Grumpy Old Men The Secret Diary

Apr 21, 2025 10:07 AM

Author:BBC,Arthur Smith

To everything there is a season. A time to be born, a time to die, and a time to get a few things off your chest.The sequel to Grumpy Old Men: The Official Handbook covers a year in the sad and sordid life of a Grumpy Old Man, sorting into dates and seasons the many and manifold bloody irritations which multiply in this perpetual torment that we call modern living.

Yes, it's a daily chronicle of life for the terminally irritable; an almanac of angst. If you know, live with, tolerate or, God forbid, ARE, a Grumpy Old Man, this is essential reading.

Reviews

An immensely enjoyable, witty and racy memoir.

—— Sunday Times

Forthright, bawdy, and often hilarious, zany and zestful, his anecdotes should keep you entertained for hours.

—— Sunday Express

Niven's life was Wodehouse with tears.

—— John Mortimer

Cooke was the special relationship

—— Daily Mail

The range of Cooke's experiences was awesome but he always had the personal touch

—— Jeremy Vine

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