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About The Book
Age is only one of many subjects that Reeve writes about with perception and insight. In northern Vermont, nature is an integral part of daily life, especially on a farm. Whether it is the arrival and departure of certain birds in spring and fall, wandering turtles, or the springtime ritual of lambing, the natural world is a constant revelation.
With a wry sense of humor, Reeve contemplates the infirmities of the aging body, as well as the many new drugs that treat these maladies. Briefly considering the risks of drug dependency, she writes that "the least we [the "Sixties Generation"] can do for ourselves is live up to our mythology, and take lots of drugs." Legal drugs, that is -- although what sustains us as we grow older is not drugs but an appreciation for life, augmented by compassion, a sense of humor, and common sense.
And of course there is family -- especially with the Lindberghs. Reeve writes about discovering, thirty years after her father's death and two and a half years after her mother's, that her father had three secret families in Europe. She travels to meet them, learning to expand her self-understanding: "daughter of," "mother of," "sister of" -- sister of many more siblings than she'd known, in a family more complicated than even she had imagined.
Forward from Here is a brave book, a reflective book, a funny book -- a book that will charm and fascinate anyone on the journey from middle age to the uncertain future that lies ahead.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 1, 2008)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416564683
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Raves and Reviews
"Polygamy and other family matters are riotously chronicled in [Reeve Lindbergh's] new book and third memoir, in which she writes about the view from age 60 and beyond, with one eyebrow firmly arched." -- Penelope Green, The New York Times
"In this collection of poignant essays, Lindbergh struggles to extract meaning, and even solace, from an imperfect everyday reality.... suffused with a sly, gentle humor that supports her quiet resolve to carry on." -- Publishers Weekly
"[A] winsome meditation on aging and other matters...largeness of heart and generosity of spirit enrich Lindbergh's life, and the pages of this book." -- Judith Viorst, The Washington Post Book World
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