Fading Light: portraits of centenarians

It was the amazing statistic which got Chris Steele—Perkins' attention. There are 10,000 people aged over 100 in the UK and that number is growing rapidly. The Office of National Statistics predicts that 5% of the people alive today in the UK will live to be over 100. That is 3 million people. However, this book is not about statistics and the implications, it is about the people.

In Fading Light Chris creates a portrait of this new generation. They are a mixed bunch of people who have seen...