The New Old Me: My Late-Life Reinvention

The New Old Me: My Late-Life Reinvention

â€œA funny, seasoned take on dashed illusions.â€â€”O MagazineÂ

â€œI love everything Meredith Maran writes. She is insightful, funny, and human, and the things she writes about matter to me deeply. Her memoir,Â The New Old Me,Â is a book I donâ€™t just want to readâ€”I need to read it. So does everyone else whoâ€™s getting older and wants to live fully, with immediacy and enjoyment, which is to say, everyone.â€
â€”Anne Lamott,Â author ofÂ Hallelujah Anyway

For readers of Anne Lamott, Abigail Thomas, and Ayelet Waldman comes one woman'sÂ lusty, kickass,Â post-divorce memoir of starting over at 60 in youth-obsessed, beauty-obsessed Hollywood.

After the death of her best friend, the loss of her lifeâ€™s savings, andÂ the collapse of her once-happy marriage,Â Meredith Maran leaves herÂ San FranciscoÂ freelance writerâ€™s life for a 9-to-5 job in Los Angeles. Determined to rebuild not only her savings but also herself while relishing the joys of life inÂ La-La land,Â Maran writes â€œa poignant story, a funny story, a moving story, and above all an American story of what it means to be a woman of a certain age in our timeâ€Â (Christina Baker Kline, number-oneÂ New York Timesâ€“bestselling author ofÂ Orphan Train).

Praise for The New Old Me:

â€œHigh time we had a book that celebrates becoming an elder! Meredith Maran writes of the difficulties of loss and change and aging, but makes it clear that getting on can be more interesting, more fun, and a lot more exciting than youth.â€
â€”Abigail Thomas,Â author of theÂ New York TimesÂ bestsellerÂ What Comes Next and How to Like It
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â€œBy turns poignant and funny, the book not only shows how one feisty woman coped with a â€˜Plan B lifeâ€™ she didn't want or expect with a little help from her friends. It also celebrates how she transformed uncertainty into a glorious opportunity for continued late-life personal growth. A spirited and moving memoir about how â€˜it's never too late to try something new.â€™â€
â€”Kirkus
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Blue Rider Press
Binding Hardcover
Color White
ReleaseDate 2017-03-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399574139

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Blue Rider Press
Binding	Hardcover
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2017-03-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399574139

The New Old Me: My Late-Life Reinvention

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