Author: Judith Viorst. Illustrated by Laurie Rosenwald. Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY., 2000, 1st Edition. Printed in USA. Like New Condition HARDCOVER Book. Size: 7.75 x 6.25 inch, 79 pages.
SUDDENLY SIXTY and OTHER SHOCKS OF LATER LIFE by Judith Viorst, is a funny and touching book that speaks directly to the sixty-ish woman, (and their companion!), inviting them to laugh about, sigh over, and come to hopeful terms with the complex issues of this 6th+ decade of life.
Among the poems in this charmingly illustrated collection are those exploring the joys—and strains—of children and grandchildren, and the intimacy of old friends, and poems that tip their hat to mortality. Or 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..BUT I like alone!” Offering plenty of laughs, a few tears, and cover-to-cover truths, these are for everyone who would “rather say never say die than enough is enough.” Every woman who has reached this decade will—rueful and smiling—find herself in the pages of this book.
