Emily W. Upham

IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME, 32 Women on Life After 50

At age fifty-five, I was putting aside my performance career as a classical pianist due to many back surgeries, and I was facing the deaths of important people in my life. The tectonic plates seemed to be moving under my feet and I was very unsettled.

I suddenly realized that my generation, the baby boomers, had arrived at the second half of life and that it would be laden with loss.

My startled awakening to this truth was the impetus for this book. I turned to Linda Gravenson, a gifted writer and an editor, a few steps ahead of me, and together we explored how these storms of change could bring unexpected rewards. We gathered 32 outstanding writers and performers who have all contributed honestly and generously to this book.