How do you feel about getting older? Whether it's a pet peeve or, equally, something you like, let us know (in no more than two sentences) and you could appear in a brand new novel.
Pan Macmillan publishers want to get a snapshot of real women’s feelings about ageing. A selection of these will be included in the new book The Time of our Lives by Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Maeve Haran.
You might remember Maeve as the author of 90’s smash hit Having It All, a novel that sparked huge debate about whether women could work and have a family, and much more besides. As well as being a brilliant read, her new book is about four friends in their early sixties, and the new issues they face, twenty years older than the protagonists of Having it All.
Everyone who posts a comment will be entered into a draw to win one of 20 exclusive early reading copies of The Time of Their Lives, and everyone whose comments are used will be entered into a draw to win a luxury forest cabin break for four people – details HERE.
We also have an exclusive extract from the book which you can read here.
Hi all, the publisher has been in touch and suggested you may prefer having a copy of the book with your comments in, rather than the early reading copies - these won't be in the warehouse until 19 May.
We've dropped you an email about this - let us know if you'd still prefer the early reading copy, instead of the copy with your comments.
Thank you so much.What a wonderful start to my week,I'm very thrilled but can't remember just what my words of wisdom were !? Well done and enjoy your lovely break Maggie.
Congratulations to all of you for getting your words of wisdom into the book. And an advance reading copy will be winging its way to you very soon. Keep an eye out for an email from GNHQ.
All the above names/quotes were entered into the draw for the luxury break and one picked out at random. And - drum roll - the winner is...
‘One thing to remember after a certain age is that M&S is not a good place to meet your offspring, as my friend’s son commented after an exasperating twenty minutes trying to pick out his particular white-haired little old lady from the crowds’ by Maggiemaybe
I do not like feeling invisible sometimes but I am enjoying the confidence that comes with age. I feel I can take anyone on and stand my corner. I am also now able to stand up and speak in public and to go places alone. Just the aches and pains I hate
I always feared getting older until my granddaughter pointed out that every wrinkle on my face was caused by a time where I had laughed till I cried.She commented that I must have had lots and lots of happy times.Now I embrace those new wrinkles and hope to look like a crinkly prune by the time I get really old.