{"title":"Katharine Esty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatharine Esty\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the nuances of ageing and well-being. Her work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eEightysomethings\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the experiences and challenges of later life with empathy and clarity, revealing truths about health, vitality, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful reflections that blend practical wisdom with heartfelt stories, inviting a deeper understanding of the journey through the decades. Esty’s writing is a meaningful companion for anyone interested in health, ageing, and the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eightysomethings-by-katharine-esty-9781510771208","title":"Eightysomethings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the American Book Fest Best Book Award in \"Health: Aging\/50+\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis invaluable guide will help the historical number of eightysomethings live fulfilled, happy lives long into their twilight years. Personal stories illustrate how real people in their eighties are living and how they make sense of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOld age is not what it used to be. For the first time ever, most people in the United States are living into their eighties. The first guide of its kind, \u003cem\u003eEightysomethings\u003c\/em\u003e changes our understanding of old age with an upbeat and emotionally savvy view of the uncharted territory of the last stage of life. With insight and humour, Dr. Katharine Esty describes the series of dramatic and difficult transitions that eightysomethings usually experience and how, despite their losses, they so often find themselves unexpectedly happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiving into one's eighties doesn't have to mean declining health and loneliness. Dr. Esty shows readers how to embrace—and thrive during—the later stages of life. Based on more than 120 interviews around the country, Esty explores the lives of ordinary eightysomethings—their attitudes, activities, secrets, worries, purposes, and joys. Esty adds her wisdom and perspective to this multi-dimensional look at being old as a social psychologist, a practising psychotherapist, and as an eighty-four-year-old widow living in a retirement community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow for the first time in paperback, \u003cem\u003eEightysomethings\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for people in their eighties, and also for their families. Adult children—often bewildered by their aging parents—need a wise guide like \u003cem\u003eEightysomethings\u003c\/em\u003e to help them navigate their parents' last stage of life with real-world guidelines and conversation starters. Readers, young and old alike, will find this first-of-its-kind book eye-opening, comforting, and filled with practical tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430658687212,"sku":"9781510771208","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781510771208.jpg?v=1774558898"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/katharine-esty.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}