Since her ex-husband ran off with a lingerie model and she hardly ever sees her grown sons, Manhattan wannabe socialite Miriam Elizabeth Swanson decides a change is in order. Heading to South Carolina to reconnect with her roots, she gets back on track with help from a handsome new friend.

The creator of the Facebook group, "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?" shares anecdotes by and for perimenopausal women on the challenges and wisdom of the second half of life, offering advice on subjects ranging from fashion and skin care to sex and surviving the empty nest.

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.

Miss Pettigrew, a governess looking for work, is sent by mistake to the home of Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous nightclub singer involved with three different men and is invited to stay after offering Miss LaFosse common sense advice about her love life.

Living on opposite coasts and preparing to see their children depart for school, two women, the wives of frequently traveling husbands, are shattered by a devastating secret that brings them together and tests their beliefs about forgiveness.

In the tradition of "The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Life," as well as inspirational guides like "The Power of Now," this work provides women over 40 with the tools they need to survive, thrive, and be happy in the second half of life.

"At age fifty-five, Meg's life is too filled with loss for her to remember what magic feels like. All she has left is a yard brimming with plants that are wilting in the scorching Iowa summer--and a bone-deep feeling that she's through with living. Meg has something else too: a bottle of mysterious pills, given to her years ago by an empathetic doctor. He promised that they would offer her dying mother a quick, painless end in exactly twenty days....

A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated results, and the evolution of her relationship with her e-mail in-box.

"Women are spending an unprecedented one-third of their life spans in menopause, experiencing these common symptoms and changes in record numbers. This essential guide debunks the myth that what works for one will work for all. With an in-depth look at lifestyle strategies, over-the-counter medications, nutritional supplements and hormone therapy, you'll find a reliable and balanced approach for taking charge of your own health and getting the best...

"A wise spiritual guide helps women navigate menopause and embrace the remarkable physical, psychological, and spiritual transformation that occurs in this stage of life"-- Provided by publisher.