Now What?: Notes From the Front Lines of Old Age

di Sandra Butler (Autore)

Rattling Good Yarns Press, 2026

For Everyone Old, Getting Old, or Loving Someone Who Is. "Now What? Notes From the Front Lines of Old Age" is Sandra Butler's bracing, big-hearted follow-up to "Leaving Home at 83." At 88, Butler writes about what most books on aging won't go: the actual, daily reality of living while old—its limits and liberties, its indignities and unexpected surprises. These crisp, witty reflections move through doctors' offices and dining rooms, laundry rooms and long afternoons. We meet new neighbors and old fears; hear the clatter of hearing aids and the hush of hard decisions. Butler chronicles the body's negotiations, the bureaucracy of "care," the tenderness of friendship, and the stubborn joy that keeps surfacing anyway. The result is not a how-to, but a how-it-is—told with the honesty and humor that made "Leaving Home at 83" so loved. Perfect for: Readers who want the truth about aging without sentimentality Daughters, partners, caregivers, and clinicians seeking humane insight Book clubs ready for lively conversation and real-world resonance If you've wondered what comes after the move, the upheaval, the reinvention—this is the dispatch. "Now What?" answers not with a plan, but with presence. It says: this is old age as it's lived—complicated, courageous, often funny, and still yours.

• Autore: Sandra Butler
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Rattling Good Yarns Press
• Formato: EPUB3 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781955826990