{"product_id":"unexpectedly-eighty-and-other-adaptations-hardcover","title":"Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Viorst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Viorst returns with more poems in her \"Decades\" poetry series detailing the highs and lows of being an octogenarian. Continuing the comedic insight from \u003ci\u003eI'm Too Young to be Seventy\u003c\/i\u003e, these verses of memories and advice from eighty years of love, marriage, and grandchildren are sure to bring laughs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does it mean to be eighty? In her wise and playful poems, Judith Viorst discusses love, friendship, grand parenthood, and all the particular marvels--and otherwise--of this extraordinary decade. She describes the wonder of seeing the world with new eyes--not because of revelation but because of a successful cataract operation. She promises not to gently fade away, and not to drive after daylight's faded away either. She explains how she's gotten to be a \"three-desserts\" grandmother (\"Just don't tell your mom!\"), shares how memory failure can keep you married, and enumerates her hopes for the afterlife (which she doesn't believe in, but if it does exist, her sister-in-law better not be there with her). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Viorst gleefully attests, eighty is not too old to dream, to flirt, to drink, and to dance. It's also not too late to give up being cheap or to take up with a younger man of seventy-eight. Zesty, hopeful, and full of the pleasures of living, Viorst's poems speak to her legions of readers, who recognize themselves in her knowing observations, in her touching reflections, and in her joyful affirmations. Funny, moving, inspirational, and true--the newest in Judith Viorst's beloved \"decades\" series extols the virtues, victories, frustrations, and joys of life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith Viorst is the author of the beloved \u003ci\u003eAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including \u003ci\u003eLulu and the Brontosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eNecessary Losses\u003c\/i\u003e; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eWhat Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNearing Ninety\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457628561715,"sku":"9781439190296","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/SWqeSSg6wp9781439190296.webp?v=1781549398","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/unexpectedly-eighty-and-other-adaptations-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}