Getting Better All the Time
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671611577 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
What Liz Carpenter has written is a reflection on the life experiences of a woman, albeit an extraordinary woman, from youth and career, marriage and motherhood, widowhood, and the joys and adventures of a happy middle age.
. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Regrettably, the book is pervaded by a cloying lump-in-the-throat sentimentality. She writes about the problems of finding a man interested in a woman in her 60s, of avoiding loneliness in the interim, of leading an active social life, of preparing food and, above all, of fighting for women's rights. From Publishers Weekly Intended primarily, if not exclusively, for female readers, this highly personal reminiscence looks at the author's life before her success in Washington as Lady Bird Johnson's press aid and following her widowhood and subsequent return to Texas. There are chapters on Carpenter's ancestors, important to the history of the Lone Star State, but more about the challenge of living alone and the concerns of aging
Liz Carpenter was a remarkable American Icon!!` Dustin Miller I bought this book used on Amazon 2 days before Liz Carpenter passed away. Im so very lucky to have known her, even if only casually, years ago while living in Midland TX. She was truly a remarkable and gifted person. She lived her life to the fullest and everyone who knew her, lo