{"product_id":"9780062956446","title":"Growing Old : Notes on Aging with Something like Grace by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the revered author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, a witty, engaging, life-affirming account of the joy, strength, and wisdom that comes with age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing the natural world, chronicling the customs of pre-contact hunter-gatherers and the secret lives of deer and dogs. In this book, the capstone of her long career, Thomas, now eighty-eight, turns her keen eye to her own life. The result is an account of growing old that is at once funny and charming and intimate and profound, both a memoir and a life-affirming map all of us may follow to embrace our later years with grace and dignity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charmingly intimate account and a broad look at the social and historical traditions related to aging, \u003cem\u003eGrowing Old\u003c\/em\u003e explores a wide range of issues connected with growing older, from stereotypes of the elderly as burdensome to the methods of burial humans have used throughout history to how to deal with a concerned neighbor who assumes youre buying cat food to eat for dinner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the wit of Nora Ephrons \u003cem\u003eI Feel Bad About My Neck\u003c\/em\u003e and the lyrical beauty and serene wisdom of \u003cem\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air, Growing Old\u003c\/em\u003e is an expansive and deeply personal paean to the beauty and the brevity of life that offers understanding for everyone, regardless of age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222358045045,"sku":"9780062956446","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780062956446.jpg?v=1762207080","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780062956446","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}