Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later Life
From the bestselling author of Forever Fifty comes a new collection of poems that tickle, console, and offer the pleasure of instant recognition — the perfect book for any woman anywhere in the vicinity of sixty.\ Judith Viorst's "decade" books of verse — including It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty, How Did I Get to Be Forty, and Forever Fifty — have delighted millions of readers worldwide who relish her wit, warmth, and wisdom. Now here she is with Suddenly Sixty, a funny and touching book...
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Every woman who has reached this decade -- any woman anywhere in the vicinity of sixty -- will find herself in the pages of this book. Offering plenty of laughs, a few tears, and cover-to-cover truths, here are verses that tickle and console, poems for everyone who would "rather say never say die than enough is enough."
Suddenly SixtyIt's Harder to Be Frisky Over Sixty12The Blissful Couple14The New Alphabet16Old Friends18Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep20A Modest Proposal22A Whole Other Stage24A Brief History of MarriageIn the Beginning28After a While30To Be Continued32More on MarriageSo My Husband and I Decided to Take a Car Trip Through New England36A Very Very Brief History of Marriage38In Response to a Request for an Apology40Anniversary Dinner42About His Retirement44A Wedding Sonnet for the Next Generation46The Children and GrandchildrenJust a Few Words of Advice, Just a Few Helpful Hints50Did I Do Something Wrong?52Our Wonderful Annual Full-Fledged Family Vacation54When I Watch56Being a Grandparent Is the Best Revenge58The Sweetest of Nights and the Finest of Days60Other ShocksWhen Asked If I Thought That I'd Finally Got It Together64Late Love66To a Husband Who, After Forty-two Years, Dumped My Wonderful Friend for a Much Younger Woman68Cemeteries and Other Plots70A Thoroughly Modern Sixty72Mortal Question74Just Lucky I Guess76If Only78
