Being Old...and learning to love it!

A Sunday Times bestseller, this book by Prue Leith explores aging through memoir and reflection. Leith examines the challenges and unexpected pleasures of growing older, addressing topics including love, sex, staying active, friendship, family, fashion, beauty, travel, and gardening. Written with wit and candor, the book covers both serious and lighter subjects. Leith discusses her experience as a woman in her eighties, including her time on The Great British Bake Off, and tackles larger questions about aging such as senility, mortality, grief, and her views on assisted dying. She also reflects on when to retire and occasional regrets. The book combines humor with practical perspective, offering an honest account of navigating modern life in later years.