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Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over 50
by Renee Fisher, Joyce Kramer, Jean Peelen
Product Group: Book
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (2005-06-03)
ISBN: 0595347622
EAN: 9780595347629
Dewy Decimal #: 158
Paperback: 134 pages
Edition: 0
Release Date: 2005-06-03
SKU: 07030120
Condition: New as issued no ja
Comments: New book. Trade paperback with no marks or creases. Appears unread. Beautiful book.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over 50 shares the illuminating personal experiences of three women who have faced the challenges of aging. Authors Renee, Joyce, and Jean tell their three very individual stories of a journey to age fifty and beyond with grace, humor, and humility, sparing no details in revealing their ordinary yet outrageous lives. Believing that fifty is not merely an age marked by time or another milestone to cross, Renee, Joyce, and Jean will inspire you to reevaluate the direction your own life is taking, teach you to be open to taking risks, and gently encourage you to seek the infinite possibilities that lie ahead of you. The three authors speak candidly about many topics, including: · Sexuality and the Big Five-Oh
· Dating and Mating
· Physical Surprises
· Weighing In
· Solitude vs. Loneliness
· Faith and Spirituality
· Leaving Normalcy Behind
· Shifting Gears As you too pass the threshold of fifty, you may discover, as these three women did, that it is a moment in your life to celebrate—a beginning, rather than an ending. "For these three brave women, life began at 50 years of age when they made a decision to be honest about themselves. Thankfully, they have shared their stories with us." —Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique
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Customer Reviews
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"Invisible No More" could have stayed invisible...
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-01-14
I heard one of the authors interviewed on a Sunday evening radio program. It was a good and interesting interview. I found the book to be neither. I'm a 59 yo man who bought it for a woman friend. The interesting topics in the interview (how women are perceived by others at certain ages, effects of changing/not changing hair color, etc.) were not featured in the book, which struck me as 3 not-very-interesting-but-overly-self-absorbed people with not much to say of interest. It had some thoughtful stuff, but not enough to capture my interest. I'm sure there's an audience for this out there, but I'm not in it...
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Redefining Live After 50
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-10-06
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is simply a phenomenal book! These three women have come out in public and revealed their souls to those of us who are walking the same path after 50. What struck me the most was the depth of honesty and vulnerability that Joyce, Renee and Jean revealed to us. Along with this was the encouragement to recreate yourself, and take, what I call, that quantum leap in life in complete trust and faith as the dependency on "security" fades into the background. The message I got loud and clear throughout this book was identify your purpose or dream in life, keep your focus on it throughout the inevitable fear, take action steps...and watch the universe align to support you as the creativity and opportunities come flowing in. It is a course that many of us 50+ women are taking as we realize that we are an incredible untapped resource for our planet, as well as for shifting the paradigm of aging for women. At age 59 I am certain that the divine purpose that lives in me is coming to full expression NOW! Thanks Jean, Joyce and Renee for allowing us to come into intimacy with the moments of your lives and for providing us with a roadmap for "coming out"!
Gaye Abbott, www.WildlyFreeWoman.com, Gaye@WildlyFreeWoman.com
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Three New Friends
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-09-18
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
A very enjoyable read. These three women (I kept looking at their pictures on the back cover when reading their vignettes) are open and unabashingly honest as they comment on various subjects that especially effect us "over 50 women". Their stories come from their life experiences and various friendships, and we are brought into their inner circle. They are who they are today because of their strenghts and weaknesses, their personal histories and hopes for today and the future, as we all are, too. Their candor, integrity and humor made this a book that I am sharing with my friends and my daughter (who is barely 30 something).
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A memoir of three different women who each tell the story of their life journey to their golden years
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-05-09
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over 50 is a memoir of three different women who each tell the story of their life journey to their golden years. Written with wit, aplomb, modesty, and enthusiasm, Invisible No More covers topics ranging from sexuality at five decades to faith and spirituality, maintaining physical health (and a trim waistline), shifting gears, and contemplations on the difference between solitude and loneliness. Invisible No More earns its distinction of being an iUniverse reader's choice book through its honesty, optimism, and life-affirming insights. Highly recommended.
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This is a genuine, honest, HOPEFUL, joyous book! A true treasure!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-04-06
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
These writers tell their stories so genuinely, so generously, so thought-provokingly, that you cannot stop reading this book. At one and the same time original, yet telling so many parts of other women's stories around the globe, whether you are under 50 or over, these passages will resonate within you. You will never fear turning 50 again!
Three distinct voices, three unusual lives, all bound together with hope, friendship, love, humor, and above all, honesty. I am nearing this passage myself, and have been encouraged to begin anew, a new career, home, relationship, and to renew my faith in myself. Not the 20-year-old me (although she is definitely still in attendance), but the lovable 48-year-old imperfect me who will make the next chapter sizzle in the pages of my own lifetale. "Invisible No More" indeed!
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