Flip-Flops After Fifty
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Flip-Flops After Fifty by Cindy Eastman
Flip-flops After 50 will amuse, enlighten, and provoke readers to think about the topics that affect all of us. Who hasn't dealt with the emotions from family events, stress from lousy jobs, or the bittersweet feelings when the kids leave home? Not to mention body image, high school reunions, and parenting. Eastman's conversational style and easy humor tackle the sublime and the ridiculous, the sacred and the profane. After a certain age - and it's no secret that it's 50 - Eastman argues that attitudes change for the better. Making decisions gets easier, although there's no guarantee that life does. Even so, her writing allows us to take a look at our own issues with the reassuring handholding of a confidante.
“Cindy Eastman’s Flip-Flops After 50 is as funny, warm, and inviting as its titleFilled with the kind of everyday humor that made Erma Bombeck everybody’s favorite columnist, Eastman’s wit and generosity reach out to embrace the reader. With every laugh, there’s a moment of recognition and a sense of camaraderie.”
—Dr. Gina Barreca, professor of English and feminist theory and author of It’s Not That I’m Bitter, or How I Stopped Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World
“Cindy Eastman’s honest, straight-talking wisdom evokes Margaret Young, who said, ‘You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.’ Heartwarming, humorous, and often inspirational, these essays will touch the spirit of every woman fortunate enough to turn fifty.”
—Jan Coffey, award-winning, best-selling author of Silent Waters
“With great insight, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating wit, Cindy Eastman’s prose sparkles. Reading her essays is like sharing coffee (or perhaps a Skinny Vanilla Latte) and great conversation with a friend, one who doesn’t pretend to have all the answers but rather finds joy in exploring life’s quirks and questions. Whether discussing fitness or parenting, love or loss, her words— equally rich in skill and sincerity—are moving and true. Flip-Flops After 50 delights.”
—Steven Parlato, author of The Namesake
—Dr. Gina Barreca, professor of English and feminist theory and author of It’s Not That I’m Bitter, or How I Stopped Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World
“Cindy Eastman’s honest, straight-talking wisdom evokes Margaret Young, who said, ‘You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.’ Heartwarming, humorous, and often inspirational, these essays will touch the spirit of every woman fortunate enough to turn fifty.”
—Jan Coffey, award-winning, best-selling author of Silent Waters
“With great insight, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating wit, Cindy Eastman’s prose sparkles. Reading her essays is like sharing coffee (or perhaps a Skinny Vanilla Latte) and great conversation with a friend, one who doesn’t pretend to have all the answers but rather finds joy in exploring life’s quirks and questions. Whether discussing fitness or parenting, love or loss, her words— equally rich in skill and sincerity—are moving and true. Flip-Flops After 50 delights.”
—Steven Parlato, author of The Namesake
Cindy Eastman's writing is informed by her capacity to be both an observer and a participant in her life. She is able to handle a number of topical themes and give an insightful analysis that is both provocative and humorous thanks to her dry sense of humor. She currently co-ordinates a supervised visitation program with her husband in their counseling business and facilitates Anti-Defamation League diversity and anti-bullying trainings. She also teaches a writing course at UConn's Waterbury campus for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Eastman and her husband, Angelo, live in Connecticut with their cat. When she isn't babysitting her grandson, she is working on a second book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781938314681 |
| ISBN 10 | 1938314689 |
| Title | Flip-Flops After Fifty |
| Author | Cindy Eastman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | She Writes Press |
| Year published | 2014-05-22 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Prizes | Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Humor) 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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