'A tale of gloriouslyeccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear hehas for an eavesdropped remark ... boy, can he write.'Daily Mail, Book of the WeekFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED A CHIP SHOP IN POZNAŃ.One millennial, six bus trips, one big generation gap.WhenBen Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holidayincluding four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four gamesof bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury returncoach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life,and signed himself up. Six times over.Good value aside, whatBen was really after was the company of his elders - those with morechapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, thecandour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each daylike it's nearly their last.A series of bus holidays ensued -from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Benattempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soonas possible.