The View in Winter: Reflections on Old Age - Softcover

Blythe, Ronald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853115924 ISBN 13: 9781853115929

Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2005

Synopsis

'The View in Winter' is a timeless and moving study of the perplexities of living to a great age, as related by a wide range of men and women: miners, villagers, doctors, teachers, craftsmen, soldiers, priests, the widowed and long-retired. Their voices are set in the context of what literature, art, religion and medicine over the centuries have said about ageing. The result is an acclaimed and compelling reflection on an inevitable aspect of our human experience.

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Review:

"True to form, this book is beautifully crafted. The perceptions of ageing gleaned from the aged themselves, illuminate the ageing process both sharply and eloquently. Interspersed with Ronald Blythe's own insights the narrative although grounded in earthly experience, touches the soul and lifts the spirit heavenward.(...) As the ultimate antidote to the plethora of accounts of celebrity lifestyles, this is an absolute must." (Sue Harry Reader, St John's, Lakenham Norwich, Across the Sea, July/August 2005.)

Synopsis:

Ronald Blythe followed up his famous 'Akenfield' with this book. in it he allows people from all walks af life to reflect in their own words on what it it like to be old.Theresult is a facinating and moving series of confidences which we are priviledged to share. Wheher philosophical, resigned or despairing of their long years, ronald Blythe discovers in their talk much that helps us undersand the naturalbut isolating effects of old age. This book provides us with a gentle, perceptive and profound memoir and a deeper understanding of the pattern of our lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1853115924
• ISBN 13: 9781853115929
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320