Author Description

In this new collection of 77 essays, the popular syndicated columnist and author of It's Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It once again ponders the challenges, sorrows, and joys of growing older. Her thoughts will reassure, delight, and, sometimes, surprise you. With the candor and wit that are her trademarks, LeShan considers the challenges of aging in our youth-obsessed society, examines the price of progress, shares her personal reflections on love and marriage in later years, gives practical suggestions for enriching the changing relationships with grandchildren and adult children, and offers sage advice on dealing with the shock of aging. Most important, she reminds us of the healing power of laughter and the unexpected pleasures of growing older. Whether she is offering consolation and comfort for the loss of parents and friends, the devastation of widowhood, and the fear of living alone, or showing how to let go of resignations and regrets, she is always sympathetic, honest, and singularly optimistic. Eda LeShan--syndicated columnist and bestselling author of It's Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It--presents 75 sensitive, witty essays on the challenges and joys of growing older. LeShan brings her popular insights to such topics as maintaining youthful optimism, love in later years, and more.