Saturday Essay: The Surprise of Growing Old

The Losses and Gains of Ageing

Not me, but it might as well be.

I have just finished reading ‘The Years’ by Annie Ernaux, a remarkable memoir/exploration of an entire life through the lens of personal experience and culture, from the author’s birth in 1946 through to 2006, as the author hit 70 years old. It made me think about a lot of things - most particularly how hard it is to ‘s…