Growing Old
About This Book
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent her career watching the natural world closely, from recording the daily customs of hunter-gatherer peoples before outside contact to uncovering the hidden behavior of deer and dogs, the subject of her well-known book The Hidden Life of Dogs. Now eighty-eight, she turns that same patient attention to her own life. The result is a book that works as both memoir and a guide for anyone hoping to meet their later years with dignity. Thomas writes with humor, warmth, and candor about the pleasures, resilience, and understanding that can come with age. Her tone is personal and intimate, yet she reflects on what growing older means in a broader sense. Alongside her own story, the book surveys the social and historical traditions surrounding aging. Its subjects range from the common image of older people as a burden to the funeral and burial practices humans have used across history, and even the awkward moment when a worried neighbor assumes you must be eating cat food for dinner. Written for readers of every age, the book is a meditation on how brief and precious life is.
ISBN: 9780062956446
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