Erica Jong, Eartha Kitt, Billie Jean King, Zoe Caldwell, Grace Slick, and other women over the age of fifty are interviewed in a collection in which they talk about getting older, sex, lovers, menopause, marriage, and other concerns. Reprint. K.
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Sisterhood is the connective tissue between these life stories told by women over 50 who, in their struggles and triumphs, have made their marks. Among the celebrities are Billie Jean King, Judith Crist, Eartha Kitt and Matilda Cuomo, who reflect on maturity and their personal experiences in the framework of older women in American culture. Some of the stories are harrowing depictions of women's liberation from injustice and abuse; others are deeply felt expressions of aspirations and fulfillment. The 25 women heard here celebrate not only having passed the crisis of confidence with which many women approach their 40s and 50s but also having been empowered by the experience. As Erica Jong proclaims, "I'm growing into my face." Benatovich is an editor at Oracle Press. Illustrations.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Well, a tad bit overstated, but I'd give it ten stars if I could.Essays by 25 women on subjects of growing up and growing old(er). All told wonderfully in very accessible and memorable language. I'm buying more to give as gifts. The preface alone is worth the price of the book.
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I stumbled on this book in the library..what a gem to support all of us
as we baby boomers move through and into our older years..wonderful compilation of women's wisdom.
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ONE NIGHT AFTER THE royal bed had been laid in Cruachain of the Enchantments in the province of Connacht for the rulers Ailill and Maeve, known as "She-Who-Makes-Men-Drunk," they began to argue while lying spent upon the richly embroidered pillows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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ONE NIGHT AFTER THE royal bed had been laid in Cruachain of the Enchantments in the province of Connacht for the rulers Ailill and Maeve, known as "She-Who-Makes-Men-Drunk," they began to argue while lying spent upon the richly embroidered pillows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gae bolga, friendly thighs, epic similes, next company, gold brooch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mac Roth, Emain Macha, Warped One, Brown Bull, Red Branch, Donn Cuailnge, Conall Cernach, Fergus Mac Roich, Fiacha Mac Firaba, Sliab Fuait, Cormac Connlongas, Ulster Exiles, Buide Mac, Conchobar Mac Nessa, Cronn River, Laegaire Buadach, Mac Fiachna, Breg Plain, Celtchar Mac Uthidir, Clanna Dedad, Fedelm Noichride, Ferdiad's Ford, Hound of Culann, Laeg Mac Riangabra, Mac Mofemis New!
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- The Gombeen Man by Randy Lee Eickhoff in Front Matter
- Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn in Front Matter
- A Hand to Execute by Randy Lee Eickhoff in Front Matter
- The Fourth Horseman by Randy Lee Eickhoff in Front Matter
- Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks on 4 pages
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- In Full Bloom by Sharon Creeden in Back Matter
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