"In this engaging collection, editor Maud Lavin has enlisted seven talented writers to share their stories of midlife transitions, reflecting the unpredictable challenges and unexpected graces that characterize this multi-layered stage of life. From tales of divorce and dating though the lens of an eccentric collecting habit to the challenges of dealing with a close friend's grave illness, these memorable essays evoke a complex, honest, and often surprising picture of what it means to be middle-aged."--BOOK JACKET.
Editor's introduction / Maud Lavin -- Nothing gained / William Davies King -- When the middle is the end / Kim Larsen -- My mother, my sight / Allan deSouza -- Through the looking glass / Ellen McMahon -- My dead / Calvin Forbes -- Tax time / Peggy Shinner -- Reuniting / Maud Lavin and Locke Bowman -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors.