Still a Bit of Snap in the Celery

From the bestselling author of A Shed of One''s Own, a very funny memoir about being 60.

Marcus Berkmann''s funny, instantly recognisable description of middle-age in A Shed of One''s Own struck a chord and turned it into a bestseller. Now he looks at life ten years on.

Well, as Marcus describes, the body continues to fall apart, along with the bank balance - but it''s certainly not all doom and gloom. You have come to terms with your deficiencies and eccentricities (and if you have a partner they may be better adjusted to them too); you might have finally conquered your FOMO; you have embraced the notion of the Power Nap - and though you''re not really going to embark on a course of something called ''mindfulness'' you nevertheless recognise if living in the moment also includes walking to the local for a pint with an old friend then you''ll sign up for it after all...

''Berkmann is a fine observer of decline. He says what other men would