bA 1 international bestseller in the vein of Fredrik Backman's iA Man Called Ove ia funny and tender-hearted tale about friendship, love, and an old man who is young at heart.b pTechnically speaking, Hendrik Groen is....elderly. But at age 83 14, this feisty, indomitable curmudgeon has no plans to go out quietly. Bored of weak tea and potted geraniums, exasperated by the indignities of aging, Hendrik has decided to rebel - on his own terms. He begins writing an expos secretly recording the antics of day-to-day life in his retirement home, where he refuses to take himself, or his fellow inmates, too seriously.brWith an eccentric group of friends, he founds the wickedly anarchic Old-But-Not-Dead Club, and he and his best friend, Evert, gleefully stir up trouble, enraging the home's humorless director and turning themselves into unlikely heroes. And when a sweet and sassy widow moves in next door, he polishes his shoes, grooms what's left of his hair, and determines to savor every ounce