Each of the six short stories highlights older people in uniquely challenging situations. Outcomes are vital. Rebecca must consider divorce from her husband, but she is well into the Third Age has nowhere to go. Caroline thinks she cannot survive without a special recipe from her gourmet neighbor who dies suddenly. Two sisters are confronted with a medical problem of one of them desperately needing the help of the other. But many years ago there was an unresolved conflict about a husband. Troop Train is a treasure of memories from World War II days and how a soldier finds a girl who makes him want to live and win. The last days of a farmer and his wife are saddened by the death of a beloved grandson whose memory they want to honor. A dog named Duke eases the pain for Marie and her lifetime of guilt.
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Writing short stories about contemporary life has been Dorothea Fuller Smith’s favorite literary form. Retired from teaching, she has become an advocate for abused and neglected people. She wrote an acclaimed book, Two Codes For Murder, about an attempted murder, the victim of which was her own abused daughter. This impacted the national and individual struggle for justice against domestic violence. She plans to continue her world travels from St. Louis with her husband of 53 years.
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The Third Age Cometh,
This review is from: The Third Age Cometh (Paperback)
This book has many heartfelt stories and is a very interesting page turner. The Third Age Cometh is a great book to curl up with and contains many real life lessons within its pages.
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In her book The Third Age Cometh Dorothea Fuller Smith has written a collection of short stories of forgiveness and hope. These are stories of crisis and conflict. The author has given us stories of citizens in a new stage of life, the third age.
Her characters are believable and often evoke feelings of tenderness as stubborn, inflexible personalities soften and become pliable, as their fears and dread are resolved. Each story deals with a bothersome haunting question. The surprise solution provides a good and satisfying sense of closure to the participants in the story and the reader as well. I recommend this book for readers of every generation, but especially to those members eager to enjoy their entry into the "The Third Age".
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