Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations (Judith Viorst's

Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations (Judith Viorst's Decades)

Judith Viorst returns with more poems in her â€œDecadesâ€ poetry series detailing the highs and lows of being an octogenarian. Continuing the comedic insight from Iâ€™m Too Young to be Seventy, these verses of memories and advice from eighty years of love, marriage, and grandchildren are sure to bring laughs.

What does it mean to be eighty? In her wise and playful poems, Judith Viorst discusses love, friendship, grand parenthood, and all the particular marvelsâ€”and otherwiseâ€”of this extraordinary decade. She describes the wonder of seeing the world with new eyesâ€”not because of revelation but because of a successful cataract operation. She promises not to gently fade away, and not to drive after daylightâ€™s faded away either. She explains how sheâ€™s gotten to be a â€œthree-dessertsâ€ grandmother (â€œJust donâ€™t tell your mom!â€), shares how memory failure can keep you married, and enumerates her hopes for the afterlife (which she doesnâ€™t believe in, but if it does exist, her sister-in-law better not be there with her).

As Viorst gleefully attests, eighty is not too old to dream, to flirt, to drink, and to dance. Itâ€™s also not too late to give up being cheap or to take up with a younger man of seventy-eight. Zesty, hopeful, and full of the pleasures of living, Viorstâ€™s poems speak to her legions of readers, who recognize themselves in her knowing observations, in her touching reflections, and in her joyful affirmations. Funny, moving, inspirational, and trueâ€”the newest in Judith Viorstâ€™s beloved â€œdecadesâ€ series extols the virtues, victories, frustrations, and joys of life.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 53915
ReleaseDate 2010-10-05
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781439190296

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	53915
ReleaseDate	2010-10-05
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781439190296

Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations (Judith Viorst's Decades)

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