Inventing the Rest of Our Lives

Description

The first editor of Ms. magazine helps women address the three crucial questions of second adulthood: What matters? What works? What's next?New brain research is proving it: Women at midlife really do start to see the world differently. Some 37 million women now entering their fifties and sixties—a unique generation—are refashioning their lives, with dramatic results. They have fulfilled all the prescribed roles— daughter, wife, mother, employee, but they're not ready to retire. They want to experience more. Suzanne Braun Levine gives us a fun, smart, and tremendously informative road map through the challenging and uncharted territory that lies ahead.

First Sentence

My first step into Second Adulthood was backward off a ninety-foot cliff.

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Other Editions

• Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second AdulthoodHardcoverViking Adult2004-12-29
• Inventing the Rest of Our LivesViking Usa2004-12-29
• Inventing the Rest of Our LivesHardcoverThorndike Press2005-04-07
• Inventing the Rest of Our LivesPlume2005-12-27
• Inventing the Rest of Our LivesPenguin Group USA2005-12-27
• Inventing the Rest of Our LivesElectronic resourcePenguin Group USA, Inc.2008-01-01