Light, easy and entertaining. In the genre of Sandra Tsing Loh and Nora Ephron, et al. ( )

Often funny, sometimes poignant, look at aging, midlife and everything you imagine associated with the magic number 50
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Often funny, sometimes poignant, look at aging, midlife and everything you imagine associated with the magic number 50
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Often funny, sometimes poignant, look at aging, midlife and everything you imagine associated with the magic number 50
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Near the beginning of the book the author says, after whining interminably, "they may be first world problems, but they're my first world problems." That pretty much sums it up. I've created a new tag for my books, NIA for Not Intended Audience, which I certainly am not for this book. In Gurwitch's defense, she's turning 50 in Southern California. Trying to stay Southern California beautiful as you age is a near impossible task, so I kind of understand her angst, I just don't care. Barbara Ehrenreich loved it, so what do I know. ( )