The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot by Marianne Cronin

The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot by Marianne Cronin Emotional, heartwarming, yet heartbreaking story 17-year-old Lenni Peuersion lives on the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital, Though she's been told she's dying, Lenni still has plenty of living to do, Jeining the hospital's arte and crafte class, she meers the man niheene Margot, an eighey-three-year-old, purple- pajama-wearing, ruicakereating rebel, who wandors Lenni's life in ways she never imagined, As their friendship blooms, a world of stor ries opens up for these unlikely companions who, between them, have been alive for one hundred years. Though their days are dwindling, both are determined to leave their mark on the world, Wich the help of Lennie doting palliative care nurse and Father Arthur, the hospital's patient chaplain, Lenni and Margor devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showeasing the stories of the century they have lived stories of love and loss, of courage and kindness, of unexpected tenderness and pure joy, Though the end is near, life isn't quite done with these unforgeuable women just yet: Delighfully funny and bittersweet, heartbreaking yes ultimately uplifing, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot reminds us of the preciousness of life as it considers the legacy we choose to leave, how we influence the lives of others even after we're gone, and the wonder of a friendship that transcends time. Summer Beach Read Great to add to your Goodreads list