Most Unexpected Thing : Growing Old and Older

By: Richard Goodman

Trotsky called it "the most unexpected thing to happen to a man," it being old age.Noted essayist Richard Goodman was not so surprised, after witnessing warning signs of aging for years, from the gray strands of hair on the barbershop floor to the averted glances of women on the sidewalk who, years earlier, might have returned his smile. And, the final straw, having a seat offered him on the subway, the way one might an elderly or pregnant woman.Goodman brings his acute observational skills, signature wit, and can't-put-down writing to bear in this collection of essays about the surprise, humor, melancholy, dismay, fear, gratitude, and, yes, joys, of aging. So grab a walker, a bowl of bran, and join him in this light-hearted, deep-felt, reassuring, fascinating, and always humorous guide to the road ahead. With his trademark honesty, clarity, and wit, Goodman writes about changes in the years ahead, including sex, loneliness, and work. He also includes love letters to his adopted home, New York City. and to loves past, but never fully lost.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1736368818
• ISBN13: 9781736368817
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Design Arts Press