Let Evening Come: Reflections on Ageing

By: Mary C. Morrison

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Synopsis: 'Incredibly wise, comforting and beautiful' - Joanna LumleyIt is never too soon to start thinking about old age. In Let Evening Come, Mary C. Morrison, herself eighty-seven at the time of first publication, considers the gains and losses of the ageing process in all their depth and richness. She writes about old age from her own personal experience, describing without sentimentality or despair how it actually feels to grow old, to be old, to look back over life, to look forward to death. In a series of meditative passages and journal entries she presents old age as a time that calls for gallantry and courage, but one that also offers unique opportunities for inner growth and wisdom.Let Evening Come is a remarkable book; simply but elegantly written, it is both moving and uplifting. It is not only for those standing on the edge of old age, it is for people of all ages, and once read will be recommended to others for the very special pleasures found within its pages.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780349416717
Related ISBNs:: 9780349416700
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:: 06/29/21
Copyrighted By:: Mary C. Morrison
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.