Hendrik Groen started his diary on the literary website of Torpedo Magazine. He says about his novel: "There's not one sentence that's a lie, but not every word is true." The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen has been translated into over twenty languages.
"A story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the
heart of the human experience. When I'm an old man, I want to be
Hendrik Groen."--John Boyne, internationally bestselling author of
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
"Amusing [and] wickedly accurate...Reading The Secret Diary, I was
constantly put in mind of Ken Kesey's madhouse tale One Flew Over
The Cuckoo's Nest, another comi-tragedy concerning the tyranny of
institutions of the unwanted. Enjoy Groen's light touch but do not
be fooled by it....The Secret Diary is a handbook of resistance for
our time."--The Express (UK)
"An incredible picture of friendship... something we could all
stand to emulate, no matter where we are in our lives."--Bookpage,
Top Fiction Pick for July
"Engaging and hilarious, Hendrik's diary gives a dignity and
respect to the elderly often overlooked in popular culture,
providing readers a look into the importance of friendship and the
realities of the senior care system in modern
society."--Publisher's Weekly
"Funny and frank - a story with a great deal of heart."--Graeme
Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project
"Interspersed with Groen's biting wit and comic take on aging and
all it entails... A page-turning delight for adult readers of any
age and locale."--Booklist, starred review
"Poignant and true-to-life, an international
bestseller."--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"You might say he's the Elena Ferrante of the octogenarian set -
though whether or not he is actually an octogenarian (or a man) is
also anyone's guess. It's an appealing novel with a lot of heart,
reminding readers young and old that fun is to be found even in the
routine of everyday life. And of course, the possibility that it's
more memoir than fiction is delightful."--New York Post
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