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I'm a few chapters into "The Hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared".  I'd seen it on Kindle for the bargain price of 20p and then one of the teachers at school said he'd just finished it so I thought I'd give it a go.

It's quite good so far.  I'll let you know how I get on.




It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not...Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, we learn something of Allan's earlier life in which - remarkably - he helped to make the atom bomb, became friends with American presidents, Russian tyrants, and Chinese leaders, and was a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the twentieth century. Already a huge bestseller across Europe, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun, feel-good book for all ages.

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  1. I'm reading Clare Balding's autobiography ~ very good.

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  2. I think I really need to get myself a kindle - I might read more!

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  3. I really enjoyed 'the 100-year old man'. It would make a great film

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  4. I really enjoyed 'the 100-year old man'. It would make a great film

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  5. Me too Liz...so far so good! Xx

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