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  • 12/2015
  • 978-1-4834-4089-7
  • 171 pages
  • $19.95
Clara at Sixty

Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)

What is demonstratively true is that we live in a society where many women over 50, are often omitted from the workforce and from vital areas because of age. Often women become the orphans of our society. Acknowledged when they are young, beautiful and vital, with age and widowhood, women frequently become invisible--not because of background or capacity, but because they have fallen into the "age" zone. But they are often the morally awake eye of civilization whose counsel is sorely needed. Clara jumped off the pages of A Reluctant Life- my non-fiction story of grief, which earned an honorary mention from the New England Book Festival in 2013. Clara at Sixty is the portrait of a woman who, after losing her husband at an age when life begins to contract, tries to return to a recognizable life, lifting herself out of mourning by trying to resurrect it. Still grieving and searching for her identity, marginalized by a society that views women past their prime as invisible, she knows she must come to terms with the loss of her husband, the death of too many friends and the new reality of "being an older woman." This book takes a deep dive into emotional complexity and middle-aged angst through one woman's struggle to find fulfillment amid the demands of aging and her own heartbreaking loss. It is a primer on how to negotiate that period when one realizes their best times are behind them. No one understands what burning a life down to ash feels like until it happens. Clara's wisdom is earned through suffering. In the end, Clara discovers her way forward showing us in a real and visceral way, the futility of looking outside oneself. Clara's journey is an emotional roller-coaster, sometimes careening out of control, leaving a lot of bitter feelings strewn about on a barren psychic landscape. But it is Clara's experience and willingness to grab hold of her life, to empower her own spirit, that provides a formula for hope and a recipe for her own happiness.
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Jon Land USA Today, best selling author

"Clara at Sixty serves up a deep dive into emotional complexity and middle-aged angst.  Yvette Nachmias-Baeu has fashioned a poignant and, at times, gut-wrenching tale of one woman's struggle to find fulfillment amid the demands of aging and the heartbreak of loss. A primer on negotiating that period when one realizes their best times are behind them, Clara at Sixty seeks to provide a formula for hope and recipe for happiness against all odds.  Deeply moving and emotively captivating, this is a tale of insightful introspection at its best."

 

Formats
Paperback Details
  • 12/2015
  • 978-1-4834-4089-7
  • 171 pages
  • $19.95
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