Unexpectedly eighty and other adaptations
"What does it mean to be eighty? In her wise and playful poems, Judith Viorst discusses marriage, friendship, grandparenthood, and all the particular marvels--and otherwise--of this extraordinary decade. She describes the wonder of seeing the world with new eyes--not because of revelation but b...
| Main Author: | Viorst, Judith (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Free Press,
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- I. Eightyish
- One hallmark of maturity is having the capacity to hold two opposing ideas in your head at once
- Driving at night
- Been there, done that
- Up here in Maine
- What to talk about
- Ruth June
- Seeing is disbelieving
- Insurance, eternity, John Quincy Adams, polar bears, lab tests, and so forth
- House of cards
- Fifty years later
- II. Eightier
- How I know I'm old
- Missing
- Revelation?
- Delia and Max
- Stopping by my mirror on a sunny morning
- Among my grandchildren
- Thinking about great sex
- Washington dinner party
- Easier
- III. Exceedingly eighty
- Exceedingly eighty
- How to stay married
- I don't intend to gently fade away
- An afterlife
- Here at the restaurant
- It's not too late to give up being cheap
- Just because I'm elderly doesn't mean you can talk to me in elderspeak
- E-mail is a wonderful way to stay in touch with the children
- After giving the matter a great deal of thought
- Status report.