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May 22, 2017TheresaAJ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Since the author is only a year older than I am, I could really relate to her experiences. On the eve of her 60th birthday, Quindlen assesses all the social changes that have occurred in her lifetime. Although they've happened over 40 years, the amount of progress is evident when she compares her experiences with those of her mother and grandmother. Her wit and memories are applied to marriage, girlfriends, stuff, our bodies, and parenting. Her quote on stuff is a good summation for the baby boom women who changed everything -- " Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they're overflowing." Now in their 60s, this same generation is still making change as many are coping with adult children still at home and aging parents who shouldn't still be in their homes.