{"product_id":"ben-aitken-the-gran-tour-2021-paperback","title":"Ben Aitken: The Gran Tour [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Both moving and hilarious' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tale of gloriously eccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear he has for an eavesdropped remark ... boy, can he write.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING \u003ci\u003eA CHIP SHOP IN POZNAN\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ben Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holiday including four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four games of bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury return coach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life, and signed himself up. Six times over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood value aside, what Ben was really after was the company of his elders - those with more chapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, the candour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each day like it's nearly their last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of coach holidays ensued - from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Ben attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aitken, Ben","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47570226282835,"sku":"9781785787041","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/aitken-ben-ben-aitken-the-gran-tour-2021-paperback-9781785787041-59746207629651.jpg?v=1730006774","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/ben-aitken-the-gran-tour-2021-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}