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A WATERSTONES BEST HOME & LIFESTYLE BOOK OF 2023 ---------- This is a guide to a life well-lived. It is about the wonder of the everyday and the lessons that age brings. Wear stripes. Eat chocolate. Don't leave empty-handed. But also embrace change, let go of what doesn't matter and take care of something or someone other than yourself. The Swedish Art of Ageing Well is a gentle and welcome reminder that, no matter your age, there are always fresh discoveries ahead and pleasures to be enjoyed every day.

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A warm, accessible guide to ageing with grace and art (and chocolate). I loved it -- MATT HAIG [Magnusson] returns with more funny and feisty advice . . . exploring the best ways to embrace life, age joyfully, and accept change by letting go of what doesn't matter * * Sunday Express * * A thought-provoking guide for how to take life in with clear-eyed humor - whatever age we are -- DANIEL KLEIN, bestselling author of TRAVELS WITH EPICURUS A wise, gentle reminder to grab life by both hands * * Woman & Home * * Simple, universally applicable rules for anyone thinking about the time they have left. There are no Goopy guidelines for adopting an aspirational lifestyle or promises that products might protect you from the inevitability of aging. Instead, Magnusson quilts together private moments to reveal the life lessons she wants to impart . . . Magnusson is a wonderful storyteller full of wisdom * * Washington Post * * This beguiling collection of essays from sprightly 86-year-old Margareta Magnusson shares some salient lessons on how to embrace life, whatever your age. Cheerful, chatty and chock-full of advice that's easy to follow * * Simple Things Magazine * * Praise for Margareta Magnusson: 'Margareta writes with humour and empathy * * Vogue * * Witty, useful and oddly profound * * TIME * * Charming * * NEW YORK TIMES * * Magnusson's is a soothing, grandmotherly voice * * Vogue * *

Praise for The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: 'Packed with positive and practical suggestions, this slim volume could change your life' * * JULIET STEVENSON * * Advocates a methodical, thoughtful process, perusing the contents of each room in your home at your own pace before deciding whether to gift, recycle, ditch, etc. That's the gentle in the art: Magnusson's is a soothing, grandmotherly voice * * VOGUE * * Witty, useful and oddly profound. * * TIME * * Proustian... A primer on how to winnow your belongings before you die, so you don't burden your family... Ms. Magnusson is the anti-Kondo, who takes us on a charming and discursive tour of her own stuff * * NEW YORK TIMES * *

A thought-provoking guide for how to take life in with clear-eyed humor-whatever age we are. Definitely read this funny, very wise book before you die. * * DANIEL KLEIN, bestselling author of TRAVELS WITH EPICURUS * * Praise for The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: 'Packed with positive and practical suggestions, this slim volume could change your life' * * JULIET STEVENSON * * Advocates a methodical, thoughtful process, perusing the contents of each room in your home at your own pace before deciding whether to gift, recycle, ditch, etc. That's the gentle in the art: Magnusson's is a soothing, grandmotherly voice * * VOGUE * * Witty, useful and oddly profound. * * TIME * * Proustian... A primer on how to winnow your belongings before you die, so you don't burden your family... Ms. Magnusson is the anti-Kondo, who takes us on a charming and discursive tour of her own stuff * * NEW YORK TIMES * *

A warm, accessible guide to ageing with grace and art (and chocolate). I loved it -- MATT HAIG A thought-provoking guide for how to take life in with clear-eyed humor-whatever age we are * * DANIEL KLEIN, bestselling author of TRAVELS WITH EPICURUS * * Praise for Margareta Magnusson: 'Margareta writes with humour and empathy * * Vogue * * Witty, useful and oddly profound * * TIME * * Charming * * NEW YORK TIMES * * Magnusson's is a soothing, grandmotherly voice * * Vogue * * Delivers insight, wisdom and good advice with humor, edge and warmth * * Amelia * * Packed with positive and practical suggestions, this slim volume could change your life * * JULIET STEVENSON * *

Margareta writes with humour and empathy * * Vogue * * A thought-provoking guide for how to take life in with clear-eyed humor-whatever age we are. Definitely read this funny, very wise book before you die * * DANIEL KLEIN, bestselling author of TRAVELS WITH EPICURUS * * Praise for The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: 'Packed with positive and practical suggestions, this slim volume could change your life' * * JULIET STEVENSON * * Advocates a methodical, thoughtful process, perusing the contents of each room in your home at your own pace before deciding whether to gift, recycle, ditch, etc. That's the gentle in the art: Magnusson's is a soothing, grandmotherly voice * * VOGUE * * Witty, useful and oddly profound * * TIME * * Proustian... A primer on how to winnow your belongings before you die, so you don't burden your family... Ms. Magnusson is the anti-Kondo, who takes us on a charming and discursive tour of her own stuff * * NEW YORK TIMES * *

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Margareta Magnusson was born in Gothenburg in Sweden on New Year's Eve, somewhere between 80 and 100 years ago. She has worked for many years as an artist and has had her work exhibited as far afield as Singapore and Hong Kong. She has five children and is the author of Döstädning: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.

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