Nearing Ninety: And Other Comedies of Late Life (Judith Viorst's Decades)

ISBN: 1501197088

Author: Viorst, Judith

Condition: New

The newest illustrated poetry collection in beloved author Judith Viorsts decade series (from Its Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty to Unexpectedly Eighty), exploring, with her signature savvy and humor, what it means to be an impending nonagenarian.In Nearing Ninety, bestselling author Judith Viorst candidly shares the complicated joys and everyday tribulations that await us at the age of ninety, all with a large dose of humor and an understanding that nothing-well, almost nothing-in life should be taken too seriously. While she struggles to make it to midnight on New Year's Eve, while shes starting to hear more eulogies than symphonies, while shell forever be disheartened by what she weighs (and forever unable to stop weighing herself), there is plenty to cherish at ninety: hanging out with the people she loves. Playing a relentless game of Scrabble. And still sleeping tush-to-tush with the same man to whom shes been married for sixty years.Accompanied by Laura Gibsons whimsical illustrations, Nearing Ninetys amusing and touching reflections make this collection relatable to readers of all ages. With the wisdom and spunk of someone whos seen it all, Viorst gently reminds us that everybody gets old, and that the best medicine at any age is laughter.