Description:
In conversation with ninety-one women over the age of eighty in California, Iceland, India, and at a western New York convent, Dempsey discovers how what really matters can sharpen near life's end. Here we discover a countercultural realism and an expanded sense of wonder that, too often pushed aside by ageism, call for our attention.
Review Quotes: "A rich and inspiring constellation of stories about splendid human imperfection, told by women who have freed themselves from opinions about aging. Put in a context of critical gerontology and spiritual questioning, this is an illuminating volume about living a finite life."--Jan Baars "author of Aging and the Art of Living"