Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439190291 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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She promises not to gently fade away, and not to drive after daylight’s faded away either. Judith Viorst returns with more poems in her “Decades” poetry series detailing the highs and lows of being an octogenarian. Zesty, hopeful, and full of the pleasures of living, Viorst’s poems speak to her legions of readers, who recognize themselves in her knowing observations, in her touching reflections, and in her joyful affirmations. As Viorst gleefully attests, eighty is not too old to dream, to flirt, to drink, and to dance. It’s also not too late to give up being cheap or to take up with a younger man of seventy-eight. Continuing the comedic insight from I’m Too Young to be Seventy, these verses of memories and advice from eighty years of love, m
They have three sons and seven grandchildren. Her most recent book of poetry for children, What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? was published in 2016 by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. Her most recent book of poetry for adults, Wait For Me and Other Poems About the Irritations and Consolations of a Long Marriage, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. A graduate in 1981 of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Viorst writes in many different areas: science books, children’s chap
Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University, moved to Greenwich Village, and has lived in Washington, DC, since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. They have three sons and seven grandchildren. Her most recent book of poetry for child
""I'm still alive. It's positively thrilling."" according to E. Bukowsky. It seems like only yesterday that Judith Viorst's witty "I'm Too Young to Be Seventy and Other Delusions," delighted septuagenarians. Now, Ms. Viorst has come up with "Unexpectedly Eighty and Other Adaptations." "My scalp is now showing/ My moles keep on growing/ My waistline and breasts have con. I LOVE JUDITH VIORST Fabulous I love JUDITH VIORST, having fallen in love with her writings when I first read her "How Did I Ever Get To Be 40 And Other Atrocities", a wonderful, fun and witty look about the transition in our lives from refusing to acknowledge growing older to facing reality. Growing older is an absolute must. "Touching" according to Paul Vail. Purchased for my mom. There's much truth to generations not understanding those that precede them -- until you are standing in their shoes. I didn't understand all of the dynamics of being in a strong love relationship until I was in one, nor the pain of losing a close friend to death, nor of par