The Marmalade Diaries: The True Story of an Odd Couple

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As with previous books, Aitken proves a thoughtful and affable guide to his own life. He has a commendable way of throwing himself wholeheartedly into situations that others might not, seemingly without much consideration - a year in Poland in a previous book, for example. He has an eye for interesting details and a real fascination with people who he presents with genuine insight and clarity in his writing. In the blurb it states that the room is a great price because there’s a catch. That catch is Winnie but I beg to differ….. People make assumptions about you when you say you’re a writer - you must be the typical privileged white man. It doesn't matter so much about personally countering that, but privately I like to encourage kids who might not think writing’s for them”. Tyler Christopher dead at 50: Ex-husband of Eva Longoria and actor passes away following 'a cardiac event in his San Diego apartment' Jason Momoa is 'beyond happy' that his stepdaughter Zoe Kravitz is engaged to his 'best friend' Channing Tatum

Former I'm A Celeb star Lembit Opik claims Nigel Farage will WIN the show as he prepares to join the lineup in a lucrative deal Banged Up review: This prison 'experiment' is just a shabby excuse to torment celebs, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS Full of warmth, wit and candor, The Marmalade Diaries tells the story of an unlikely friendship built during an unlikely time. One of the pair, a grieving aristocrat in her mid-eighties. The other? A millennial snowflake. What could possibly go wrong? What could possibly go right?Strictly's Janette Manrara and Alijaz Skorjanec reveal their plans for baby number two as they pose for sweet snaps with daughter Lyra Rose Wynonna Judd joins The Voice! Star will serve as a 'Mega Mentor' amid rumours her country music rival Reba McEntire may LEAVE after one season Maya Jama looks incredible in a figure hugging leather jumpsuit as she transforms into X-Men superheroStorm for Halloween

The memoir is peppered with Aitken’s meditations on what he has learned from living with Winnie. The experience has certainly changed the way he views ageing. Heidi Klum tantalisingly reveals just PART of her Halloween look after weeks of speculation... so what WILL the queen of the costumes dress as? When hunting for a room in London, Ben Aitken came across one for a great price in a lovely part of town. There had to be a catch. And there was. The catch was Winnie: an 85-year-old widow who doesn't suffer fools. The Challenge star Nelson Thomas charged with DWI... months after being rescued from burning vehicle following car crash Lottie Moss puts on a racy display as she slips into a VERY revealing risqué costume to attend the Haunted House of Friends party

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