Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585425249 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Seducing the Demon has introduced Erica Jong to readers who hadn't been born when Fear of Flying was published in 1973. Now one of her finest works of nonfiction -and a New York Times bestseller-is back in print with a new afterword. In Fear of Fifty, a New York Times bestseller when first published in 1994, Erica Jong looks to the second half of her life and "goes right to the jugular of the women who lived wildly and vicariously through Fear of Flying" (Publishers Weekly), delivering highly entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and motherhood. "What Jong calls a midlife memoir is a slice of autobiography that ranks in honesty, self-perception and wisdom with works by Simone de Beauvoir and Mar
Jong is the author of numerous award-winning books of poetry and novels including Fanny, How to Save YourOwn Life, Parachutes and Kisses, Any Woman’s Blues, and the forthcoming Sappho’s Leap. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.. Her daughter, Molly Jong-Fast, is also an author.Erica Jong
Five Stars cynlyn1967 Excellent. Mickey R Finch said Fear of Fifty. Erica Jong is funny, witty, and unusual. After reading the book, I listened to her tapes. I enjoy giving them as gifts to my friends who turn 50. I even gave it to my Fear of Fifty Erica Jong is funny, witty, and unusual. After reading the book, I listened to her tapes. I enjoy giving them as gifts to my friends who turn 50. I even gave it to my 30 year old stepdaughter and she loved it, too.Erica Jong helped me look forward to "Turning 50"---well almost!. 0 year old stepdaughter and she loved it, too.Erica Jong helped me look forward to "Turning 50"---well almost!. Good reading for women in their 50's Joyce Funny, insightful and true. It validates the 50's as being scary, vulnerable, reflective yet, daring, fun, fabulous and flirty! Even though it was written years ago! It still applies today! I'm proud to be in my 50s. Enjoy the read, my 50s ladies!
She lives in New York City and Connecticut.. She is also the author of the memoir Fear of Fifty. Her most recent essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, and she is a frequent guest on television talk shows. program at Columbia to write her ground-breaking novel Fear of Flying, published in 1973. About the Author Erica Jong is the author of nineteen books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, including Fear of Flying, which has more than 18 million copies in print worldwide. Currently working on a novel featuring Isadora Wing—the heroine of Fear of Flying—as a woman of a certain age, Erica and her lawyer husband live in New York City and Connecticut. Her daughter, Molly Jong-Fast, is also an author.Erica Jong left a Ph.D. Jong is the author of numerous award-winning books of poetry and novels including Fanny, How to Save YourOwn Life, Parachutes and Kisses<