Author Description

Every birthday someone invariably declares, "Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative." Dorothy Adelson ushers the reader through the brave new world of the over-eighties. With the voice of a friend who knows you well, she unfurls a season in which every day is extraordinarily interesting. Generously sprinkled with literary insight and with reminiscences of her decade living in France, Dorothy takes on topics from friendship, nourishment, and nursing homes, to work, passing time, and the Parisian state of mind.--P. 4 of cover.