You look good for your age
Subtitle: an anthology
By: Rona Altrows, editor
Series: Robert Kroetsch series; Robert Kroetsch series
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Edmonton, Alberta
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781772125719; 9781772125733
Subjects: Aging in literature; Older women in literature; Women in literature; Canadian literature (English); Women authors; Vieillissement dans la littérature; Femmes âgées dans la littérature; Femmes dans la littérature
Description: "You Look Good for Your Age is a collection of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry about ageism by 29 women writers ranging in age from forties to nineties. The anthology responds to a culture that values youth and that positions aging in women as a failure. Questions arise. What effects do negative social assumptions have on women as they age? What messages about aging do we pass on to our daughters? Through essays, short stories, and poetry, the contributing writers explore these questions with thoughtfulness, satire, and fury. Contributors: Rona Altrows, Debbie Bateman, Moni Brar, Maureen Bush, Sharon Butala, Jane Cawthorne, Joan Crate, Dora Dueck, Cecelia Frey, Ariel Gordon, Elizabeth Greene, Vivian Hansen, Joyce Harries, Elizabeth Haynes, Paula Kirman, Joy Kogawa, Laurie MacFayden, JoAnn McCaig, Wendy McGrath, E.D. Morin, Lisa Murphy Lamb, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Olyn Ozbick, Roberta Rees, Julie Sedivy, Madelaine Shaw-Wong, Anne Sorbie, Aritha van Herk, Laura Wershler."--