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When she was young, distinguished author and critic Carolyn Heilbrun solemnly vowed to end her life when she turned seventy. But on the advent of that fateful birthday, she realized that her golden years had been full of unforeseen pleasures. Now, the astute and ever-insightful Heilbrun muses on the emotional and intellectual insights that brought her "to choose each day for now, to live." There are reflections on her new house and her sturdy, comfortable marriage; sweet solitude and the pleasures of sex at an advanced age; the fascination with e-mail and the joy of discovering unexpected friends. Even the encroachments of loss, pain, and sadness that come with age cannot spoil Heilbrun's moveable feast. They are merely the price of bountiful living.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
She paints it as a freeing experience, and I felt as if I were in Carolyn's presence as she sat cozy in an arm chair, fire blazing, glass of wine in hand, having an honest conversation with me, her friend. The unabashed truthfulness, the scathing remarks about her pompous male confrees at Columbia, the tender realization of her longing for her husband's company - the entire book - a wry but warm delight. I recommend it to anyone fifty or over. The young would never understand.
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Very validating for women who have worked in the American academy. Parts of this are a scathing but accurate summary of what life is like as a professor---other parts confirm that her own gift to women is far larger than mostbecause it is the gift of wisdom and of shared experience. (If it can happen at Columbia to a woman who has truly made a contribution and achieved several high honors, then it is probably happening to women everywhere.) This book inspires one to live the rest of one's life with meaning and purpose. It literally gives permission to people who have high-achieved and been severely undervalued. I have given it to a number of friends. They've all been as pleased and as astonished as I was.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I share the view that age adds a beautiful dimension if one so chooses. More freedom than can be imagined in the earlier years of responsibilty to others. The author gives encouragement and hope to those of us in search of meaning as we approach the end of life. Though our circumstances differ, the possiblities for each are unlimited. Cheers to this beautiful woman who expresses so well what older women need to hear.
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Interesting stuff, fascinating woman.
Agree with the reviews here.
They should be updated (or qualified) by the fact that the author did choose to end her life at the age of 77 after all. Read more
They should be updated (or qualified) by the fact that the author did choose to end her life at the age of 77 after all. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2009 by space68
Three cheers for aging!
She paints it as a freeing experience, and I felt as if I were in Carolyn's presence as she sat cozy in an arm chair, fire blazing, glass of wine in hand, having an honest... Read more
Published on 29 July 1999
A priceless jewel of a book!
It was like reading my own brain, although our life-experiences have been quite different. This is going into my back pack as I march headlong into my 60's!
Published on 18 Jan 1998
The upside of aging for anyone (especially women) .
Any woman who is turning highly contemplative at 50 or 60 will want to read what Carolyn Heilbrun says about her 7th decade. Read more
Published on 5 July 1997
A must-read for older women, their spouses & adult children
This is a marvelous, inspiring book, must reading for all women over 50. Heilbrun's no-nonsense consideration of the conflicting pulls of career and family, the demands on her... Read more
Published on 7 May 1997
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