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Sister Age
Sister Age
Author: M. F. K. Fisher
In these fifteen remarkable stories, M.F.K. Fisher, one of the most admired writers of our time, embraces age as St. Francis welcomed Brother Pain. With a saint to guide us, she writes in her Foreword, perhaps we can accept in a loving way "the inevitable visits of a possibly nagging harpy like Sister Age" But in the stories, it is the human str...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780394723853
ISBN-10: 0394723856
Publication Date: 5/12/1984
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Growing older? This book will inspire you!
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I turned 62 this year and wanted to see what a great writer would say about aging.

M.F.K. Fisher is an expert at framing the situation in a way that provides compassion, understanding and "Oh, Well" to the processes. A great read.


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