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  • The Marmalade Diaries

  • The True Story of an Odd Couple
  • Written by: Ben Aitken
  • Narrated by: Ben Aitken
  • Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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The Marmalade Diaries

Written by: Ben Aitken
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Publisher's Summary

From the author of The Gran Tour, a portrait of an intergenerational friendship.

Recently widowed, Winnie, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate.

As the UK was locked down in 2020, Ben and Winnie's lives interwove, forming an unlikely friendship, where lessons were learnt (heat the red wine in the oven with the plates, preserve or pickle whatever you can, never throw anything away) and grief, both personal and that of a nation, was explored.

Charting both their time together, and the details of Winnie's life that are shared with Ben in fragments, The Marmalade Diaries, from the author of The Gran Tour, is a very human exploration of home, of the passage time, of the growing relationship between an odd couple, told with warmth, wit and candour.
©2022 Ben Aitken (P)2022 W F Howes
Biographies & Memoirs Grief & Loss Friendship
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A pleasant and enjoyable listen. It made me think of my time as my mom’s caregiver. This, of course, is a tale of two strangers, living together in COVID times. It was both touching and amusing.

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