Women Rowing North: Navigating Life?s Currents and Flourishing As We Age

Pipher, Mary

ISBN 10: 1632869608 / ISBN 13: 9781632869609

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

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Title: Women Rowing North: Navigating Life?s ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

The New York Times bestseller - a guide to wisdom, authenticity and bliss for women as they age.

Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic and wise people they have always wanted to be.

In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face. 'If we can keep our wits about us, think clearly and manage our emotions skillfully,' Pipher writes, 'we will experience a joyous time of our lives. If we have planned carefully and packed properly, if we have good maps and guides, the journey can be transcendent.'

Review:

An enlightening look at how women can age joyfully. (People)

[Women Rowing North] aims to serve as a corrective, both practical and inspiring, adorned with Pipher's signature homespun maxims and a generous smattering of nature imagery. (New York Times "Inside the List")

[Pipher's] 'quest for joy and happiness' is sincere, as is her commitment to helping other women achieve theirs. Some readers will treasure the book. All readers will admire her unadorned but wise summation that answered prayers are 'a surcease of worry.' (Washington Post)

A wisdom-filled guide . . . Pipher's mindful tips act as a map to joy and remind us that we can flourish through all of our years (Woman's World)

This is bound to become the bible of baby boomer women. (Editors' Picks, Library Journal)

Think of Women Rowing North as a GPS for navigating your later years. And while Pipher, 71, says she wrote it specifically for women crossing from middle age to old age, there is much in the book that is useful for any of us. (Considerable)

A work chock-full of wisdom and consoling messages . . . While a must-read for its target audience of women moving into old age, Pipher's engaging book is an ought-to-read for their daughters and sons as well, as it sets forth the universal message that 'happiness is a choice and a set of skills.' (Starred Review, Publishers Weekly)

Uplifting and calming . . . Pipher's skill of listening to clients and parsing meaning is evident in this volume filled with stories of women in the throes of change. (Starred Review, Library Journal)

This positive, affirming book will inspire and guide women facing these challenges. (Booklist)

An encouraging, comforting and very welcome message about the strength and joy that can come with age. (AARP, The Season's Big Books)