Judith Viorst

Suddenly Sixty (eBook, ePUB)

And Other Shocks of Later Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Judith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller Necessary Losses; and her collections of humorous poetry in her "decade" series, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year. Suddenly Sixty is a funny and touching book that speaks directly to the sixty-ish woman, inviting her to laugh about, sigh over, and come to hopeful terms with the complex issues of this decade of life. Among the poems in this charmingly illustrated collection are those exploring the joysand strainsof children and grandchildren, and the intimacy of old friends who've 'known each other so long/We knew each other back when we were virgins. There are poems that tip their hat to mortality, wrestle with a husband's retirement He's coming with me when I shop at the supermarket/So I won't have to shop alone. I like alone. and acknowledge the fact that at this stage of life we'd give up a night of wild rapture with Denzel Washington for a nice report on my next bone density test. Offering plenty of laughs, a few tears, and cover-to-cover truths, these are poems for everyone who would rather say never say die than enough is enough. Every woman who has reached this decade willrueful and smilingfind herself in the pages of this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780743212168
• Artikelnr.: 37832709

Autorenporträt

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Suddenly Sixty
It's Harder to Be Frisky Over Sixty
The Blissful Couple
The New Alphabet
Old Friends
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
A Modest Proposal
A Whole Other Stage
A Brief History of Marriage
In the Beginning
After a While
To Be Continued
More on Marriage
So My Husband and I Decided to Take a Car Trip Through New England
A Very Very Brief History of Marriage
In Response to a Request for an Apology
Anniversary Dinner
About His Retirement
A Wedding Sonnet for the Next Generation
The Children and Grandchildren
Just a Few Words of Advice, Just a Few Helpful Hints
Did I Do Something Wrong?
Our Wonderful Annual Full-Fledged Family Vacation
When I Watch
Being a Grandparent Is the Best Revenge
The Sweetest of Nights and the Finest of Days
Other Shocks
When Asked If I Thought That I'd Finally Got It Together
Late Love
To a Husband Who, After Forty-two Years, Dumped My Wonderful Friend for a
Much Younger Woman
Cemeteries and Other Plots
A Thoroughly Modern Sixty
Mortal Question
Just Lucky I Guess
If Only