Warning: When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
Jenny Joseph
(Author)
Pythia Ashton-Jewell
(Illustrator)
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Description
Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun.
In the poem's respectable middle-aged woman, as she imagines herself in old age as a cheeky rebel with outrageous clothes and dotty behaviour, poet Jenny Joseph has created a character whose thoughts have been quoted at conferences and funerals, used to cheer up sick friends, remembered with pleasure by children and adults alike. Found in schoolbooks from Alaska to Singapore, the poem has been stitched, stamped, quilted, set to music, printed on cards, written on cakes and made into films.
Here 'Warning: When I am an old woman I shall wear purple' appears as a beautifully illustrated gift book, the perfect gift for a friend or relative who wants to grow older with joy.Product Details
Price
£5.99
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Publish Date
6 November 1997
Language
English
Type
Hardback
EAN/UPC
9780285634114
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