Red Hot Mamas: Coming into Our Own at Fifty

by Colette Dowling

Overview

Colette Dowling's uplifting book celebrates the myriad possibilities for women who are now turning 50. "Red hot mamas" are the dozens of women (some famous, some not) who are defying stereotypes to discover renewed power and vitality at midlife. In honest, empowering language, the women share with readers their energetic approaches to menopause, career changes, family life, and intimacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553374957
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/03/1997
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Colette Dowling is an internationally known writer and lecturer whose books have been translated into 20 languages. She is the author of numerous books, including Maxing Out, Red Hot Mamas, You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?, and The Cinderella Complex, which has been in print since it was first published in 1981. Her articles have appeared in many magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, New York, and Harper's. She lives in Woodstock, New York.

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CHAPTER I THE MAMAS A GENERATION ARRIVES AT MIDLIFE Coming Into Our Own • The Way It Was • The Way It Is • The Original Red Hot Mamas • Choice Points: The Revolution Among Midlife Women
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