Gail sheehy all women face menopause, but, as gail sheehy so compellingly reveals in interviews. The silent passage by gail sheehy, 1993, pocket books edition, in english. Gail sheehy is famous for her indepth profiles of influential people, as well as her 1976 book on common adult life crises. Sheehy casts postmenopausal life as the gateway to a second adulthood. About the author 1993 gail sheehy is the author of sixteen books, including the groundbreaking passages, and a leading advocate for americans age fifty and older. Revised and updated edition sheehy, gail on amazon. For a book this fulsome and detailed, daring is surprisingly unrevealing. Gail sheehys brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. The silent passage became the bible for women in middle life. This short volume is an outgrowth of an article that sheehy wrote for vanity fair when she began to experience menopausal symptoms. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. No one was talking publicly about menopause back in the 1990s, a fact of which sheehy became painfully aware. This book uses data gathered from over 100 women to explore the last taboo. A compelling discussion about menopause, packed with facts and anecdotes that are right on target for the babyboom women about to encounter change of life.
The silent passage by gail sheehy, 1995, pocket books edition, in english rev. Gail sheehy born gail henion on november 27, 1937 is an american author, journalist, and lecturer. She has also continued to interview countless women throughout the country on the. Im glad to say that there have been many more written, but the silent passage is a groundbreaking classic. Gail sheehy s landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. All women face menopause, but, as gail sheehy so compellingly reveals in interviews with women from a broad spectrum of economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, the passage is seldom easy. With the publication of passages in 1984, gail sheehy catapulted to literary journalisms front ranks. I cannot say it surprised me to read in gail sheehys new passages that the syndrome she termed catch30 for couples in passages, her bestselling book published in 1970, could now be termed. Here is passages ii, an upbeat, factfilled, peoplerich, but ultimately unsatisfying sequel to the 1976 bestseller. Buy a cheap copy of the silent passage, menopause book by gail sheehy. She broke the taboo around uttering the word menopause with her cover story on the silent passage.
This is the second copy of gail sheehys, the silent passage which i first purchased back in 1998 for myself. She has also continued to interview countless women throughout the country on the subject. For those who choose to make it so, this can be a time for selftransformation and renewed zest for life. In reference to her book about menopause, the silent passage, sheehy writes proudly, oprah incorporated my attitude into the philosophy of her pulpit, shepherding women beyond selfdoubt. Sheehys earlier passages borrowed from erik erikson and daniel levinson of yale to popularize the theory that the lives of adults as well as children are marked by stages of development, such as the trying twenties and catch30, until age 50, when its smooth sailing. Distracting symptoms, confusing medical advice, unsympathetic reactions from loved ones, and the scornful attitudes of society at large often make. Her new book, passages in caregiving, is an inspirational guide on this journey. Gail sheehys landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. Bestselling author and cultural observer gail sheehy made history with the publication of passages, which was an international bestseller, appearing in 28 languages. An awardwinning journalist, gail sheehy caused a sensation in the 1970s with passages a look at the aging process that became an instant icon and cottage industry. The bestselling author of passages returns with a mythshattering investigation of americas last taboo. No surprise then that sheehys memoir should be titled daring. Understanding mens passages is the most intimate and candid account of what mens lives are really like today, revealing their doubts, their passions, their hunger for renewal. Since it was published in the early 1990s, gail sheehy, a member of the board.
The silent passage by gail sheehy gail sheehys landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. Sheehys popular guide has been revised and updated. The silent passage, menopause by gail sheehy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She is the author of seventeen books and numerous highprofile articles for magazines such as new york and vanity fair. The author discusses symptoms, therapies, and myths about this silent passage. Complete summary of gail henions the silent passage. In 1993, she consolidated her theories with a truly gutsy and taboobreaking book on menopause called the silent passage. The trying 20s the safety of home left behind, we begin trying on lifes uniforms and possible partners in search of the perfect fit. Sheehy further updated her work with new passages 1995. Who better to illuminate us on this major life passage than gail sheehy, renowned author of best sellers including passages and menopause. Given their increasingly unpredictable and elongated lives, men need to reinvent themselves and expand the ways they demonstrate their manliness.
Sheehys book will be a bible for themand hopefully for the doctors who treat them. New passages by gail sheehy in doc, epub, fb2 download e book. Discovering the new map of mens lives by gail sheehy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The silent passage gail sheehys landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. I recently bought it as i wanted to make a gift of it to a dear friend who was leaving the area permanently. A contributing editor to vanity fair since 1984, she won. Thank you, gail sheehy, for writing this book, on behalf of women in the 90s. The silent passage book by gail sheehy official publisher page. Gail sheehy all women face menopause, but, as gail sheehy so compellingly reveals in interviews with women from a broad spectrum of economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, the passage is seldom easy. The silent passage by gail sheehy 1992, hardcover for. She has also continued to interview countless women throughout the country. She followed up with the silent passage, new passages, and understanding mens passages. Gail sheehys memoir is extremely effusive, mostly about herself.
I had lent my copy out several times to others going through the. Published in 1976, gail sheehys passages, has spawned several sequels. Sheehy breaks it wide open and brilliantly sheds light on an experience that many of us anticipate as. Ever since i read the silent passage, ive been an admirer of its author gail sheehy. Gail sheehy books list of books by author gail sheehy. Since the silent passage was originally published in the early 1990s, gail sheehy, a member of the board of the new york menopause research foundation, has been at.
When she heard about an invasion of charlottesville by white supremacists, sheehy was there for new york to record the tragic death of heather heyer, and the impact on her friends, family, and the country tina brown, gails editor, writes about her method in the book, the vanity fair. But she apparently overlooked an important transition in that book, one unique to. Sheehy played a part in the movement tom wolfe called the new journalism, sometimes known as creative nonfiction, in which journalists and essayists experimented with adopting. New passages by gail sheehy pdf free download ebook. Gail sheehy and liza mundy discuss the end of fertilityand the diversity of womens experiences. Women embraced sheehys thinking and incorporated it into their expectations. The bestselling author of passages takes a probing look at menopause, discussing the disquieting approach the medical community takes to it and offering commentary. Since the silent passage was originally published in the early 1990s, gail sheehy, a member of the board of the new york menopause research foundation, has been at the forefront of the newest research on menopause. Silent passage gail sheehy, author, sheehy, author, julie rubenstein, editor pocket. This is the second copy of gail sheehy s, the silent passage which i first purchased back in 1998 for myself. In 2003, sheehys middletown, american offered a poignant portrait of how one small town grieved and grew from the 911 tragedy. I had lent my copy out several times to others going through the dread of that period in a womans life.
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