{"title":"Ann Burack-Weiss","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnn Burack-Weiss offers insightful and engaging works that blend storytelling with educational value. Her books often explore themes of personal growth, creativity, and resilience, making them a thoughtful choice for readers interested in meaningful narratives with a reflective edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect well-crafted stories like \u003cem\u003eThe Lioness in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e that combine compelling characters with life lessons, appealing to those who appreciate literature that enlightens as much as it entertains. Her contributions to Education \u0026amp; Reference showcase an ability to inform while inspiring a deeper connection to the subject matter.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lioness-in-winter-by-ann-burack-weiss-9780231151849","title":"The Lioness in Winter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she started working with the aged more than forty years ago, Ann Burack-Weiss began storing the knowledge and skills she thought would help when she got old herself. It was not until she hit her mid-seventies that she realized she had packed sneakers to climb Mount Everest, not anticipating the crevices and chasms that constitute the rocky terrain of old age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe professional gerontological and social work literature offered little help, so she turned to the late-life works of beloved women authors who had bravely climbed the mountain and sent back news from the summit. Maya Angelou, Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, Joan Didion, Marguerite Duras, M. F. K. Fisher, Doris Lessing, Mary Oliver, Adrienne Rich, May Sarton, and Florida Scott-Maxwell were among the many guides she turned to for inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Lioness in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, Burack-Weiss blends an analysis of key writings from these and other famed women authors with her own wisdom to create an essential companion for older women and those who care for them. She fearlessly examines issues such as living with loss, finding comfort and joy in unexpected places, and facing disability and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is filled with powerful passages from women who turned their experiences of aging into art, and Burack-Weiss ties their words to her own struggles and epiphanies, framing their collective observations with key insights from social work practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471804088556,"sku":"9780231151849","price":167.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231151849-the-lioness-in-winter.jpg?v=1775255663"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ann-burack-weiss.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}