The Virginia monologues
Subtitle: twenty reasons why growing old is great
By: Virginia Ironside
Publisher: Windsor
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781408461662; 9781408461679
Subjects: Humor; Aging; Older people; Conduct of life; Large type books
Description: When she started to clock up the years in earnest, everyone tried not to mention it. But now Virginia Ironside is actually sixty-five she can't see what all the fuss was about. It's great to be old. You're more confident, and if your memory's going, at least you forget the bad times, like all those ghastly men you slept with in the other sixties. There's nothing more fun than comparing your various ailments with other oldies, curtain-twitching, complaining or just mooching about. From Grandchildren and Being a Bore to Sex, Virginia Ironside tackles all the issues that face today's distinguished oldies with optimism and enthusiasm.
Notes: Originally published: London: Fig Tree, 2009.