College Life of a Retired Senior: A Memoir of Perseverance, Faith, and Finding the Way (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781489746375)

Seven years after she retired from a lengthy career in banking, Yvonne Blackwood surprised her friends and family by returning to school at age sixty-four to pursue an English degree. Her purpose was fueled by four powerful reasons-to add texture to her writing; to ward off dementia; to enhance structure in her life; and to inspire her two young grandsons to continue their education after high school. But as she stepped onto the campus of Canada's third-largest university, Blackwood had no idea of the hurdles she was about to face. In a retelling of her journey into a new beginning, Blackwood details how, after enrolling in York University, she struggled to maintain her established lifestyle, attend class with hard-to-connect-with millennials, and face a series of challenges that included two strikes at the university, a campus lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shocking health diagnosis in her final year of studies. While leaning on the university's motto-the way must be tried-Blackwood tells an inspiring story of how she persevered and learned to rely on her faith as she bravely conquered her fears and vulnerabilities to eventually achieve her goal. College Life of a Retired Senior is the true story of a former bank manager's experiences as she returned to college in the third act of life to earn a degree in English.

Author: Yvonne Blackwood
ISBN-10: 1489746374
ISBN-13: 9781489746375
Publisher: Liferich
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2023
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 03/27/2023
BlueInk Review 03/28/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/01/2024