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A terrifically moving and refreshing portrait of Charlie Savage, a man facing the looming spectre of his mortality and hanging on to his life for dear love (of family). Classic Roddy Doyle: funny, tender, true. Charlie is a middle-aged Dubliner on the cusp of 60 and with a long-lasting marriage to his dear wife. He's got grown children, and now beloved grandchildren, and one daughter who is determined to drag him into the 21st century, via social media, and other projects. Also vying for Charlie's attention is his recently widowed drinking buddy who undergoes a surprising change of heart and, thanks to Facebook, off they go to meet a woman from their pasts. In a series of weekly pieces in the Irish Independent newspaper during 2017 Charlie spoke to readers of his hopes and fears and anxieties. This book collects those pieces in one volume for the first time. As always, Doyle writes with enormous wisdom, great humanity and with a laugh in almost every paragraph. This novella is Roddy Doyle's love letter to life itself.