NO THANKS! I'M QUITE HAPPY STANDING!

NO! I DON'T NEED READING GLASSES

Marie may be 'getting on a bit' but it's certainly not getting her down. Marie's golden years are filled with as much drama - love, laughter and tears - as ever. Which just goes to show that getting on a bit does not mean giving up - or even growing up.

NO! I DON'T WANT TO JOIN A BOOKCLUB

In her sixtieth year, Marie Sharp is getting on a bit - and she is thrilled about it. Through her diary we meet a very grumpy old woman!

THE VIRGINIA MONOLOGUES: WHY GROWING OLD IS GREAT

Let Virginia Ironside take you through the top twenty reasons why getting old is good for you - and let the young and dumb keep their callow youth!

YES! I CAN MANAGE THANK YOU!

Another year, another January, and Marie Sharp has written a new diary, dishing the dirt on how the cool grannies live today, and her drug cravings aren't the half of it.