September songs
Subtitle: the good news about marriage in the later years
By: Maggie Scarf
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781594483998
Subjects: Love; Psychology; Older people; Love in old age; Marriage; Elderly
Description: In a series of intimate interviews, Scarf delves into the lives of couples married for more than two decades and discerns encouraging new insights about marriage. Seen through the eyes of these baby boomers as they move into this new phase of life, we hear in the couples own words how they survived the bumps together and learned to balance their needs with those of their partners. Scarf reveals that, in many ways, men and women in long-term marriages are far happier and more fulfilled in their relationships today than when they were younger.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Lynn and Carl McBride: a gift of time; title: 2. Does Divorce Make People Happy?; title: 3. Liz and Jeff Dennison: Classmates; title: 4. Taking Time Seriously; title: 5. Jean and Ned Donaldson: The Simple Life; title: 6. Jackie and Steve Winston (1.): Transitioning, a Foot in Each World; title: 7. Jackie and Steve Winston (2): Retirement Myths, Retirement Realities; title: 8. Claudia and Douglas Hamilton: An Uncertain Future; title: 9. Nancy and David Sternberg: In Sickness and in Health.