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The Second Half

Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty

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The Second Half

By: Ellen Warner, Erica Jung - foreword, Sarah Lamb - afterword
Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi, Hannah Choi, Carmen Jewel Jones
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A frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over fifty.

The Second Half explores how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring stories are enlightening for all listeners.

©2022 Ellen Warner; Foreword copyright 2022 by Erica Mann Jong; Afterword copyright 2022 by Sarah Lamb (P)2023 Tantor
Gender Studies Social Sciences Women

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