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The Second Half
- Author
- Ellen Warner
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 28 November 2023
- Run Time
- 5 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Second Half explores how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring stories are enlightening for all listeners.
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Details
- Author
- Ellen Warner
- Narrator
- Zehra Jane Naqvi, Hannah Choi, Carmen Jewel Jones
- Duration
- 5 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 November 2023
- ISBN
- 9798765051108
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology, Coping with ageing, Age groups: the elderly
Synopsis
A frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over fifty.The Second Half explores how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring stories are enlightening for all listeners.
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