Late-Life Love

A Memoir

De: Susan Gubar

Narrado por: Pamela Almand

During a difficult year, acclaimed writer Susan Gubar celebrates her lasting partnership and the reciprocity of lovers in later life.

On Susan Gubar’s 70th birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband. As she contemplates their sustaining relationship, she begins to consider how older lovers differ from their youthful counterparts - and from ageist stereotypes. While her husband confronts age-related disabilities that effectively ground them, Susan dawdles over the logistics of moving from their cherished country house to a more manageable place in town and starts seeking out literature on the changing seasons of desire.

Throughout the complications of devoted caregiving, her own ongoing cancer treatments, apartment hunting, the dismantling of a household, and perplexity over the breakdown of a treasured friendship, Susan finds consolation in books and movies. Works by writers from Ovid and Shakespeare to Gabriel García Márquez and Marilynne Robinson lead Susan to appraise the obstacles many senior couples overcome: the unique sexuality of bodies beyond their prime, as well as the trials of retirement, adult children, physical infirmities, the multiplications or subtractions of memory, and the aftereffects of trauma.

On the page and in life, Susan realizes that age cannot wither love. A memoir proving that the heart’s passions have no expiration date, Late-Life Love rejoices in second chances.

©2019 Susan Gubar (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

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"Narrator Pamela Almand's audible composure works well with the thoughtful writing of this seasoned author and professor." (AudioFile magazine)

Late Life Love

A great tour of the literature of Love in Late Life, as well as a memoir. Don't get old without reading this book.

Really interesting take on love and intimacy

This was an interesting book and very heartfelt concerns. It brought me into the bittersweet time of aging and made me realize that love changes as we grow older. The narration was soft and warm and emmotional and just drew me into the angst and fears and joys of the author's research into what to expect as she and her husband aged. I wish it had been more about her own experiences instead of how the rest of the world sees aging lovers. Everybody's like, ugh, but it can be so beautiful even though it is different. It didn't get into details which I expected it to but was still a thoughtful and well-researched book. We obviously need more books on the real details of aging love and how to manage and understand it and get pleasure in later years.