Seventy and Speaking Up: An Anthology of Essays Written by Women in their Seventies Sharing their Truths, Triumphs and Transitions - Paperback

by Georgina O'Hara Callan (Author)

Whether you are in your seventies, approaching the decade or just interested in the lives of older women, Seventy and Speaking Up will resonate with you. The book is comprised of essays written by women in their seventies from very personal perspectives. Women from the USA, Canada, and the UK write about their lives and how they have changed, their experiences, work, home life, family and other relationships and share heartfelt insights.

There are many themes that women have elected to write about in this book. Health and relationships are the two most prominent, but there are so many others as lives are contemplated: lives lived, loves, both lost and found, goals, and accomplishments.

Some essays reflect on the distant past while bringing us up to date with current events, while others focus on the present and the future. Women wrote about what they are doing now and what they plan to do next. Honesty prevails throughout the book, with disappointments shared alongside unexpected shifts in life, triumphs, revelations, and plans to move forwards. There is also a celebration of accomplishments-many unexpected and unplanned-as well as the narration of the joy in the discovery of new things and in new exploration.

Whatever topics the writers chose-whether finding or losing love, the changing dynamics of relationships with family and friends, work, creativity, health, continuity, abrupt changes, or any of the other events and experiences in life-there is one thing everyone has in common. Every writer has given considerable thought to the meaning of this decade, and to do that, they have reflected on their lives, giving them the insight and courage to move forwards.