{"product_id":"book-d2ph","title":"Live a Little","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Finkler Question\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJ\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of “our funniest writers alive” (Allison Pearson): a wickedly observed novel of old age and new love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of ninety-something, Beryl Dusinbery is forgetting everything—including her own children. Her tongue, meanwhile, remains as sharp as ever. She spends her days stitching macabre messages into her needlework and tormenting her two long-suffering carers with tangled stories of her love affairs.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Shimi Carmelli can do up his own buttons, walk without the aid of a frame, and speak without spitting. Among the widows of North London, he’s whispered about as the last of the eligible bachelors. Unlike Beryl, he forgets nothing—especially not the shame of a childhood incident that has hung over him ever since.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There’s very little life remaining for either of them, but perhaps just enough to heal some of the hurt inflicted along the way and find new meaning in what’s left. Could this be their chance to live a little?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Told with Jacobson’s trademark wit and style, \u003ci\u003eLive a Little\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts funny, irreverent, and tender—a novel to make you consider all the paths not taken, and whether you could still change course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eLive a Little\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the great comic geniuses of our time.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A tender story of unlikely love . . . Jacobson treats with compassion the dilemma of old age. . . . Wise, witty, and deftly crafted.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“For all of its moments of bleakness, and the occasional flicker of genuine terror, it’s rarely less than bitterly funny in its determination to face up to the obliteration that awaits us all.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What a relief to come on a novel which invites you to smile and even laugh.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The novel’s brilliant cover tells it all: hearts and skulls, love and death.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Jewish Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A thoroughly enjoyable read. For a literature snob and a language obsessive . . . there is a lot to feast on . . . for someone looking for an emotionally honest storyline, the book also delivers. \u003ci\u003eLive a Little \u003c\/i\u003eis about growing old, but it’s also about gender, race, love and politics.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tender and funny.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49328251994416,"sku":"BDd2ph","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/410612-d2ph-Square.jpg?v=1733711863","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d2ph","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}