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The Last Gift of Time: Life beyond Sixty (Paperback)

by Carolyn Heilbrun (Author)
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  • Paperback: 225 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.; Ballantine Books ed edition (1 Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345422953
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345422958
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 670,266 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The feminist writer and author of the Amanda Cross mystery series looks back a youthful pledge to commit suicide at seventy, explaining why, given that h sixties have been her happiest decade, she decided not to take her life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Three cheers for aging!, 29 Jul 1999
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This review is from: The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty (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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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for women in academia., 3 Nov 1998
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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.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A seventy year old grandma who says, "Amen!", 18 April 1998
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 Jul 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars 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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