{"product_id":"suddenly-sixty-judith-viorst-9780684867632","title":"Suddenly Sixty: And Other Shocks of Later Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eJudith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as \u003ci\u003eAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day\u003c\/i\u003e; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eNecessary Losses\u003c\/i\u003e; and her collections of humorous poetry in her \"decade\" series, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuddenly Sixty\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny and touching book that speaks directly to the sixty-ish woman, inviting her to laugh about, sigh over, and come to hopeful terms with the complex issues of this decade of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the poems in this charmingly illustrated collection are those exploring the joys--and strains--of children and grandchildren, and the intimacy of old friends who've 'known each other so long\/We knew each other back when we were virgins.\" There are poems that tip their hat to mortality, wrestle with a husband's retirement --\"He's coming with me when I shop at the supermarket\/So I won't have to shop alone. I like alone.\"-- and acknowledge the fact that at this stage of life we'd \"give up a night of wild rapture with Denzel Washington for a nice report on my next bone density test.\" Offering plenty of laughs, a few tears, and cover-to-cover truths, these are poems for everyone who would \"rather say never say die than enough is enough.\" Every woman who has reached this decade will--rueful and smiling--find herself in the pages of this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Viorst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 068486763X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684867632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 6.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Cover Author Interv\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2000 pg. 24","brand":"Judith Viorst","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051577831679,"sku":"9780684867632","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab0fd0ea-90f2-4749-b67e-3ea59ab55ea1.jpg?v=1685013915","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/suddenly-sixty-judith-viorst-9780684867632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}