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Michael Morpurgo Funny Thing, Getting Older

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Code 9781399739726

A poignant and joyful collection of thoughts and reflections from one of the world's most beloved authors.

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Binding: Paperback

Date Published: 30 Oct 2025

From beloved writer Michael Morpurgo, comes a new collection of reflections, memoir, stories and wonder.

'A beautiful, thoughtful book that brims with joy' KATE MOSSE

In Funny Thing, Getting Older, one of our most beloved novelists shares his reflections from a lifetime of writing stories about the world. Here, collected for the first time on Michael's 82nd birthday, are his thoughts on nature, childhood, writing, peace and war, and getting older. Some are deeply personal, some political, others in between. And woven in amongst them you will find a play, a poem or two, and even a few stories.

Full of wonder, gentle humour and sharp observation, Funny Thing, Getting Older is a book to treasure.

A story is like a kite. If I make it right, if I fly it right, it will swoop and soar. And it will please my heart when it's up there, floating on the wind.

'Our master storyteller' JOANNA LUMLEY

About the Author

Michael Morpurgo is the award-winning author of over 100 books, including Private Peaceful, Kensuke's Kingdom and War Horse, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film. He was Children's Laureate from 2003-2005, a role that took him across Britain to inspire a love of reading in children.

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