The Gran Tour: Travels with my Elders

Written by Ben Aitken

Narrated by Ben Aitken

When Ben Aitken learnt that his gran had enjoyed a four-night holiday including four three-course dinners, four cooked breakfasts, four games of bingo, a pair of excursions, sixteen pints of lager and luxury return coach travel, all for a hundred pounds, he thought, that's the life, and signed himself up. Six times over. Good value aside, what Ben was really after was the company of his elders - those with more chapters under their belt, with the wisdom granted by experience, the candour gifted by time, and the hard-earned ability to live each day like it's nearly their last. A series of coach holidays ensued - from Scarborough to St Ives, Killarney to Lake Como - during which Ben attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Sep 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781004015634

Ben Aitken

Ben Aitken was born under Thatcher, grew to 6ft then stopped, and is an Aquarius. He is the author of four books: Dear Bill Bryson, A Chip Shop in Poznan (a Times bestseller), The Gran Tour ('Both moving and hilarious', Spectator) and The Marmalade Diaries.

Reviews for The Gran Tour

[John bushe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this recording . Fantastic wisdom and humour in the words of elders. Ben Aitken has captured what it means to ha e lived in another era .Such wonderful characters that come alive in retelling of these trips .JB

[Janice Willsher · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you are a people watcher or have the bad habit of listening in to conversations and pondering life then you will enjoy this book.