Hendrik Groen
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Hendrik Groen is 83 years old and he has decided that it is time to make something of his life. He may be rich in years, but he refuses to give in to all the trappings of old age just yet. Hendrik's hilarious and touching diary documents his life as an OAP living in a care home. When he recruits some similarly young-at-heart friends to join his 'Old But Not Dead Club', Hendrik proves that love can blossom, rules can be broken and fun is within reach,...
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Secret diary of Hendrik Groen volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
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Everyone's favorite curmudgeon is back, wreaking havoc and turning a twinkly eye on the brighter side of life. At 85 years old, Hendrik may be slower and a little more wobbly, but nothing, it seems, can dampen his youthful appetite for mischief or dull his sharp insights into the state of our world. When rumors surface that the retirement home where he lives is set for demolition, it is up to Hendrik and his eccentric friends in the Old But Not Dead...
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Secret diary of Hendrik Groen volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. Granted, his daily strolls are getting shorter because his legs are no longer willing and he has to visit his doctor more than he'd like. Technically speaking he is...elderly. But surely there is more to life at his age than weak tea and potted geraniums? Hendrik sets out to write an exposé: a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing...
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Secret diary of Hendrik Groen volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker see each other once a week to play chess. But one day, Evert shows up with an unexpected little guest. He spotted a stroller with an unattended baby in it and, in a moment of utter madness, decided to take it for a walk. After Evert regains his sanity, the two seventy-year-olds resolve to return the child to its parents. But the quiet neighborhood is now swarmed by police officers, and getting rid of their accidental...