Lieber Rotwein als tot sein

Staging his own death and then off to Tuscany? When his boss bids him farewell with great regret, Arthur Ophof is certain that he can't go on like this. Twenty-three years in toilet paper distribution, in the terraced house of a small town near Amsterdam, in the marriage with his dear, gentle, understanding wife Afra - that's over now. And so Arthur dies. Of course, he doesn't really die, but rather he arranges what needs to be arranged for a plausible demise. Arthur Ophof becomes Luigi Molima. Only he has made the calculation without Afra ... "A story full of heart that thrilled me with its self-deprecating humor, great characters and important themes. Anyone hoping to grow old gracefully will find much here worth pondering." Graeme Simsion on Hendrik Groen's diaries "It is a pleasure to read this book, which deals with friendship and dignity - and what it is like when one's strength slowly declines in old age. ... An entertaining and delightful story about a man who asks no more and no less than to be treated with respect at the end of his days." John Boyne on Hendrik Groen's diaries.