The book includes words of wisdom, some light, some dark – all funny – for the mid-life crisis newcomers.

Pokes wry fun at anyone in their fortieth year who looks back at their old Barry Manilow records, realises they are now boring DIY nuts and have packed away their rucksacks and have to holiday with kids. Each section starts with a quip: i.e. ‘Help! I’m as old as I look’.

This little rites of passage book is suitable for men and women, covering such issues as career, home, holidays, fashion and technology.