Autumnal Days: Courage, Integrity, and Ownership of the Soul

Essays, stories, and guidance to find integrity in the second half of life.

We’re told that aging must be avoided and delayed, denying its inevitability and therefore its wisdom. In this book, beloved author and teacher James Hollis embraces the perils and the wonders of stepping into one’s autumnal days. Hollis invites us to ask fundamental questions about life, agency, grace, and forgiveness through the lens of maturation.

“Every choice made, not made, brings about consequences,” writes Hol...