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On being 40(ish) / edited by Lindsey Mead.

Mead, Lindsey, (editor.). Daum, Meghan, 1970- Same life, higher rent. (Added Author). Newman, Catherine, 1968- Soul mates. (Added Author). Chambers, Veronica. It's a game of two halves. (Added Author). Crosley, Sloane. What we talk about when we talk about our face. (Added Author). Dell'Antonia, K. J. Why I didn't answer your email. (Added Author). Kargman, Jill, 1974- I became an actress at thirty-nine. (Added Author). Schwartz, Jena. Inheritance. (Added Author). Schwartz, Jena. Tip of my tongue. (Added Author). Bolick, Kate. Adaptation of life. (Added Author). Scotch, Allison Winn. There's a metaphor here. (Added Author).

Summary:

"In this dazzling collection, fifteen writers explore this rich phase in essays that are profound and moving and above all, brimming with joie de vivre. This diverse array of voices—including Veronica Chambers, Meghan Daum, Kate Bolick, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Sloane Crosley, KJ Dell’Antonia, Julie Klam, Jessica Lahey, Catherine Newman, Sujean Rim, Jena Schwartz, Sophfronia Scott, Allison Winn Scotch, Lee Woodruff, and Jill Kargman—offer exciting, deeply personal, and poignant perspectives across a range of universal themes—friendship, independence, sex, beauty, aging, wisdom, and the passage of time." --Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501172120
ISBN: 1501172123
ISBN: 150117214X
Physical Description: xxi, 229 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Same life, higher rent / Meghan Daum -- Soul mates: a timeline in clothing / Catherine Newman -- It's a game of two halves / Veronica Chambers -- What we talk about when we talk about our face / Sloane Crosley -- Why I didn't answer your email / KJ Dell'Antonia -- I became an actress at thirty-nine / Jill Kargman -- Inheritance / Jena Schwartz -- Tip of my tongue / Jena Schwartz -- Adaptation of life / Kate Bolick -- There's a metaphor here / Allison Winn Scotch -- The breathtaking potential of the attosecond / Jessica Lahey -- The people who got me here / Julie Klam -- Tried that, doing me / Sophfronia Scott -- Youth Dew / Lee Woodruff -- Quantum physics for birthdays / Taffy Brodesser-Akner.