Aging Well: Exploring the Land of Our Later Years [Paperback]

Helen Hills (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 188454035X | ISBN-13: 978-1884540356 | Publication Date: November 1998

With candor and insight, the author analyzes firsthand decriptions of the experience of aging discovered in selected writings, personal interviews, and her work as counselor and companion to individuals over eighty. She provides a summary of the challenges and special joys of aging, plus practical suggestions for living spiritually and fully in one's later years.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Hills' style is informal and accessible. Aging Well is a must for all ages. Through her book's stream flow quotations from her many readings as well as descriptions of exemplary elders she has interviewed, of people she has met during her volunteer work, and of her own personal experiences as she and her husband, Ralph, have aged. -- Mature Living: A Supplement to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Massachusetts

About the Author

Helen Hills was born Helen Kerst Runyeon in Reding, Pennsylvania. She spent twenty-five years as an employee of the U. S. Government, utilizing her writing skills in various positions, primarily with the U. S. Department of Education. During this time, she and her husband divorced, and she lived alone for fifteen years. She also acquired two horses, two dogs, and two cats. In early 1991, musician Ralph Hills came into Helen's life and they married in September of the same year. The following April, Helen retired, and in May she and her new husband moved with their animal menagerie up to the small town of Warwick in north central Massachusetts. Very soon Helen became a volunteer in the two Franklin County progrmas for the elderly that are described in her book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 18 pages
• Publisher: Haleys (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188454035X
• ISBN-13: 978-1884540356
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,219,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reassuring look ahead, February 24, 2002

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Bill Carson (Sante Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aging Well: Exploring the Land of Our Later Years (Paperback)

In one place, a eview of all the latest thinking on aging, thoughtfully presented with lots of original insights. As I hit midlife, this book gave me lots of reason to look forward to greater maturity, with both its trials and its rewards.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Glad I Found Out Now, February 24, 2002

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Bill Carson (Sante Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aging Well: Exploring the Land of Our Later Years (Paperback)

Aging Well opened my eyes to the realities of aging, what one can expect, and how to accomplish the inevitable with grace. Hitting mid-life, beginning to see age ahead, and full of society's usual misconceptions, I read this at a very opportune time. I passed it on to people who work with the elderly, who have found Ms. Hills' insights, and her wide reading in the field, invaluable resources to their work. To find, in one place, the whole current field of thought on aging is so very valuable. A must for anyone over 19!

5.0 out of 5 stars If you've got parents you need this book!, January 25, 2002

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Ed Palmer (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aging Well: Exploring the Land of Our Later Years (Paperback)

Simply one of the best, down to earth discussions of the emotional difficulties associated with aging, and solid suggestions of how to overcome them, or help someone else do so.